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Van Gaal wants Strootman be a top priority in the summer selection of Manchester United  

Van Gaal wants Strootman be a top priority in the summer selection of Manchester United

2.06.2014

The new Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal insists the club to make a top priority to attract Roma midfielder Kevin Strootman. Currently the Dutch footballer heal a knee injury and is unlikely to be ready to play before October, but the Dutch specialist will keep him in his composition.

Strootman arrived at Roma last summer for 16 million pounds from PSV Eindhoven. However, he left quite impressed with the game at "Olimpico" and quickly became a major player for "Wolves." So the bosses of the club and coach Rudi Garcia, are reluctant to part with this player, but United are unlikely to give up easily and are ready to pull 25 million pounds to take him at "Old Trafford".

According to other information Strootman himself is quite tempted by the chance to move to United. Especially tempt him the opportunity to be in a team with his good friend Robin van Persie and manager Louis van Gaal, whom are also an excellent relationship with their work in the national team of the Netherlands.

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