Ligue 1 champions Paris-Saint-Germain are looking to offload striker Edison Cavani to fund their attempts to secure Di Maria.
It is understood that Real Madrid are putting pressure on PSG to sign their star winger, in order to allow them to bid for Monaco forward Radamel Falcao.
Talks between the two clubs have continously hit problems, but now it appears that Real Madrid mean buisness and they want Falcao as soon as possible.
This means that PSG have decided to continue to offer unhappy striker Cavani to either Manchester United or Chelsea, so that they can sign wanted man, Di Maria.
However, Cavani is not wanted by any clubs at all, after a poor showing during the World Cup.
United boss Van Gaal is an admirer of the Urguayan forward, but is reluctant to buy him as he feels that no more strikers are needed at the club.
PSG will try and sell Cavani as soon as possible then make a huge offer for Di Maria, as the club have targeted the Argentine superstar for some-time.
By Ollie Brown
