VAN GAAL'S SHOPPING LIST

Armed with a £6million annual salary and a £200 million war chest, new Manchester United boss Luis Van Gaal has already identified key reinforcements…
VAN GAAL'S WISHLIST

KEVIN STROOTMAN 

Roma £25m, age 24
2013-14 Apps: 28  Goals: 6 
Left-footed, clever but lacks pace. Knee injury means he won’t be fit until October.

CESC FABREGAS 

Barcelona £45m, age 27
2013-14 Apps: 55  Goals: 13 
Available for sale. United won’t get involved though if there is a hint of last year’s saga.

TONI KROOS 

Bayern Munich £18m, age 24
2013-14 Apps: 51  Goals: 4
Had agreed to join David Moyes. Van Gaal still an admirer of Munich youth product.

MATS HUMMELS 

Borussia Dortmund £20m, age 25
2013-14 Apps: 28  Goals: 2
Lacks some finesse but is a tough defender. Dortmund will sacrifice one big name this summer

HOLGER BADSTUBER 

Bayern Munich £15m, age 25
2013-14 Apps: 0  Goals: 0
Regarded as best left-footed defender in Germany by van Gaal but just returned from injury.

LUKE SHAW 

Southampton £27m, age 18
2013-14 Apps: 36                Goals: 0 
Will join United once finer details of fee for the England international are ironed out.

SEBASTIAN JUNG 

Eintracht Frankfurt £7m, age 23
2013-14 Apps: 36                Goals: 1
Second best right-back in Germany behind Philipp Lahm, Arsenal also like the 22-year-old.

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