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PSG ready to sell Angel Di Maria

Paris Saint-Germain, who bought Neymar and Mbappe in the summer transfer window is ready to offload Argentine winger Angel Di Maria, according to TuttoMercatoWeb.

The former Manchester United and Barcelona winger is surplus to requirements at the French capital and could be sold in January.

Barcelona were frontrunners for Di Maria in the summer but now that their interest has cooled off, he is rumoured to be heading to China.

Dani Alves wants Alexis Sanchez to join PSG

Dani Alves wants his former Barcelona teammate Alexis Sanchez to join him at PSG. Sanchez is out of contract at Arsenal next summer and will be available for free. Talking to the RDN Radio the PSG right-back said,

"It's a possibility, but there are several teams that want him. I want him to be happy wherever he goes, but if that's with us, it's better."

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