Angel Di Maria has claimed that Real Madrid sent him a letter on the day of the World Cup final asking the Argentinian not to play against Germany for fear of getting injured.
The 26-year-old – who completed a £60million British record transfer to Manchester United this summer – has revealed that Los Blancos were concerned about the winger aggravating a thigh problem against Joachim Low’s men, which he had picked up in the quarter-finals of the competition.
Di Maria, though, says he ignored Real’s request, although he did not feature in the final after coach Alejandro Sabella left him on the bench.
‘I got a letter from Madrid that arrived at 11am on the day of the (World Cup final) asking me not to play,’ Di Maria told America & Closs.
‘We were playing at 4pm and I was preparing myself to be in the best condition, knowing that I could have got injured. I was thinking about playing in the final, although I knew that if I did there was a 90 per cent chance I’d re-injure myself.
‘As soon as I got that letter, I ripped it up. I did not care, no matter what.’
He added: ‘I suffered a lot that morning. That was the worst thing to ever happen in my life. I didn’t speak to anyone at the club about this. It doesn’t matter.
‘In the end, it was Sabella who made the decision and it was for the best.’
Di Maria’s agent Eugenio Lopez also revealed that his client did not want to leave Real this summer and would have stayed at the Santiago Bernabeu outfit for less money than he is currently receiving at United.
‘Di Maria went to Manchester United asking for €8million net. He would have stayed in Madrid for a lot less,’ Lopez told Spanish radio station Cadena COPE.
‘Angel wanted to stay. The difference [in the contract negotiations] was €1million a year. Madrid began talks but would not budge.’
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