Van Gaal Expects Pre-deadline Activity

Louis van Gaal expects there will be activity in the transfer market before the deadline on Monday night.

The Manchester United manager believes incoming and outgoing moves could be in the pipeline, although he was keen to stress that there are no guarantees. With speculation suggesting that club record arrival Angel Di Maria will not be the last new face into the club this summer, van Gaal was keen to point out there could also be players departing.

"I cannot say anything about that [the market] because it will raise the price," he stated. "The club shall come, like now with Di Maria, when the time is right to announce it. We cannot react to every rumour.

"Also, players shall go in the meantime. I had a conversation with the players after lunch and I said, after this weekend, we shall maybe have another group. Players will go away and others will come in. We have to wait and see."

Van Gaal admitted any more incoming moves would rely on clubs willing to do business during the final few days of the transfer window but his targets are keen to head to Manchester.

"Now, I have also judged all of the players," he explained. "After [doing] that, I can take my measures and, of course, we know already in advance what players we want. Sometimes you can have them and sometimes not. It is dependable on the club, more the club than the players because the players want to come."