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| Time's up for Louis |
Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal admits he paid a ridiculous amount for Anthony Martial.
The 19-year-old France international joined on deadline day for an initial £36million, rising to £58m with add-ons.
United missed out on top targets Gareth Bale, Thomas Muller and Neymar and on the final day of the window plumped for Martial.
But Van Gaal, while addressing fans last night, admitted he paid too much.
"It was a ridiculous amount of money, but it's the crazy world we are in," the manager told season ticket holders at Lancashire's Old Trafford cricket ground.
"United are routinely quoted £10m more for a player but I have not bought Martial for me.
"I have bought him for the next manager of Manchester United."
David De Gea will not join Real Madrid in January and could even sign a new deal at Old Trafford.
The Spain keeper was linked with a move to Madrid all summer.
But the Liga giants made their move on the Spain's deadline day and failed to process the paper work in time.
"We will certainly not sign De Gea in January," Florentino Perez told radio station Cadena COPE.
"Madrid did its job as best it could. We did not get there on time because Manchester does not have the necessary experience to tackle these things on the last day, as happened with (Fabio) Coentrao."
And United boss Van Gaal has come under fire today for his training methods.
It's emerged that players are unhappy with the Dutchman's sessions and approach.
"Nobody is allowed to take a chance," a source told the Daily Mail.
"They feel like they are wearing straitjackets. Everything is in zones. It's a case of "you can only go this far". The feeling is that they are being turned into robots.
"Everything is structured. The manager enjoys a laugh but they rarely see that on the training ground. It's a case of you work here and you have a laugh outside.
"He is set in his ways. Because they have worked before he is unwilling to change them."
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