Paris Saint-Germain manager Laurent Blanc has announced that the transfer saga surrounding Manchester United's Angel di Maria is almost complete.

The Argentina midfielder did not join his United team-mates on their pre-season tour in America as planned at the weekend, and the two clubs are still negotiating a fee.

It is understood PSG only offered an initial 40 million euros (£28.5m) for Di Maria ‒ a price which would represent a heavy loss for United, given they paid £59.7m a year before.

Angel di Maria's Manchester United nightmare is almost at an end as he closes in on a move to France

Di Maria, who played for Argentina in this summer's Copa America, will complete a £46m switch

Blanc, however, is confident the deal will go through. 'In the Di Maria case, the whole thing is close to being over,' the PSG manager reportedly said. 'I'm rather positive about it.'

United are happy to allow Di Maria to leave, given his unhappiness and problems suffered in Manchester during his debut season in the Barclays Premier League.

The former Real Madrid player is looking for a £9m-per-year salary, or about £170,000 per week.

Nasser Al Khelaifi, PSG's owner, and sports director Olivier Letang are understood to be in London for discussions over the fee with United's executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward.

Woodward wants to recoup as much of the British transfer record fee they paid for Di Maria in August 2014, and United still have their eye on Barcelona's Pedro as a replacement.