Manchester United have concurred a British record exchange expense of £59.7m to sign Real Madrid winger Angel Di Maria.
The Argentina global, 26, is in Manchester and will have a restorative on Tuesday morning, after which the move - which will take United's mid year using to £132m - will be affirmed.
He could make his introduction away to Burnley in the Premier League on Saturday.
The expense will overshadow the £50m Chelsea paid Liverpool for striker Fernando Torres in 2011.
United last broke the British exchange record when they paid Leeds £29.1m for Rio Ferdinand in 2002.
The Old Trafford club have as of now purchased left-back Luke Shaw, midfielder Ander Herrera and Di Maria's Argentina buddy Marcos Rojo for a consolidated £72m this late spring.
"Di Maria has not prepared with us today and he came into say farewell to the players and individuals at the club," said Real manager Carlo Ancelotti on Sunday.
Greatest exchange expenses paid by a British club
2011
Fernando Torres
£50m
Liverpool to Chelsea
2013
Mesut Ozil
£42.4m
True Madrid to Arsenal
2011
Sergio Aguero
£38m
Atletico Madrid to Manchester City
2014
Juan Mata
£37.1m
Chelsea to Manchester United
2011
Andy Carroll
£35m
Newcastle to Liverpool
2014
Alexis Sanchez
£35m
Barcelona to Arsenal
"The choice is his and the club has done what it could to keep him here."
Di Maria harmed a thigh in Argentina's World Cup quarter-last win over Belgium however was still named on the 10-man shortlist for the Fifa player of the competition recompense.
He joined Real from Benfica for £36m in 2010, and won La Liga in 2012 and the Champions League last season.
Previous Real president Ramon Calderon said he "doesn't prefer" the thought of Di Maria leaving, including: "Regularly a club who claims the great players don't like to
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