With United flying to America on Friday for their summer tour, Van Gaal will effectively use the coming week until the first game, against LA Galaxy on 24 July in Pasadena, to assess which of these six are of value to him. As Thursday is expected to be a day off for the squad to be with their families before flying to Los Angeles on Friday, Van Gaal will devote the day to speaking with Woodward and agents regarding his pursuit of players, with Mats Hummels another potential acquisition.
One who will not be joining is Arturo Vidal, according to Giuseppe Marotta, the Juventus chief executive officer, who stated that the Chilean was “not for sale” and was content at the club. The move from Marotta to clarify the midfielder’s position would seem to confirm Vidal will remain at Juventus. “Vidal is not for sale, ” said the Italian.
“He is one of the most important players in the squad. He is happy to be here. Many things have been written. We’ve never put him up for sale. Important clubs have asked after him but we have never sat down to talk. The player decides and yesterday Vidal showed that he is happy to continue with us. ”One source said there was a “real buzz” at Carrington on Van Gaal’s arrival, and his impact had already been felt at the box office.
