Angel di Maria has completed his move from Manchester United to Paris St Germain.

PSG and United agreed a 63 million euro (£44.3million) fee for the midfielder on Sunday and earlier this week he passed a medical in Qatar.

On Thursday afternoon, United announced Di Maria had completed his move to the French champions.

United tweeted: "£mufc can confirm the sale of Angel Di Maria to Paris Saint-Germain is complete. We wish him well for the future."

United signed Di Maria from Real Madrid for a British record £59.7million last summer, but after an impressive start, his form dipped and he only started one of the final 10 games of last season.

Di Maria is said to have become unsettled by an attempted burglary on his Cheshire home in February.

The Argentinian has signed a four-year contract with the big-spending French club, who beat Chelsea to reach the quarter-finals of the Champions League last season.

Speaking just over three hours before his unveiling at a five-star hotel in the centre of Paris, the French club also announced the signing of the winger on their website.

In his first interview as a PSG player, Di Maria told the club's website: "I am very proud, and can't wait, to wear the colours of Paris St Germain.

"I want to win every competition we enter, both in France and Europe. "I want to win the Champions League, which is a dream for all footballers, for a second time.

"We will do everything we can to bring Europe's biggest trophy to France and the fans of Paris St Germain."

Less than a year after signing from Real Madrid in a £59.7million deal, Angel di Maria has left Manchester United for Paris St Germain.

The midfielder scored four goals in 32 appearances for the club, making him one of the biggest transfer flops in recent times.

Di Maria is the latest in a long line of South American signings made by PSG since their takeover by a group of wealthy Qataris four years ago.

The five-time French champions have signed David Luiz, Lucas Moura, Javier Pastore, Edinson Cavani and Thiago Silva as they look to make PSG genuine contenders for the Champions League.

"We are very proud that Angel Di Maria has chosen Paris Saint-Germain," PSG president Nasser Al Khelaifi said,

"He is an incredibly talented player, with a frightening speed and ability to beat opposition players.

"He adds his name to the club's strong South American community and, above all, the big Paris Saint-Germain family.

"By signing Angel Di Maria, Paris Saint-Germain is once again showing the club's constant ambition to reach the summits of the European game."

The sale of Di Maria means United's famous number seven shirt becomes available for the new season.

Summer signing Memphis Depay is favourite to take the shirt given that he wore it during his time at PSV Eindhoven.

United manager Louis van Gaal, meanwhile, will now look to bolster his squad by signing Barcelona forward Pedro.

Pedro has enjoyed 11 successful years at Barca, but has become frustrated at a lack of playing time at the Nou Camp recently following the signing of Neymar and Luis Suarez, who have formed a deadly three-pronged attack alongside Lionel Messi.

If Barca president Josep Bartomeu gets his way, Pedro will not be leaving the club, however.

"There is nothing on Pedro, there isn't any official offer (on the table)," Bartomeu was quoted as saying in Marca.

"He is a Barca player and we want him to continue at Barca. To win the six competitions (we are in), we need the best players and Pedro is one of them."

Pedro came off the bench to play the final 29 minutes of Barcelona's 3-0 friendly win over Roma at the Nou Camp on Wednesday night.

 

FIVE MORE UNITED FLOPS

Eric Djemba-Djemba (£3.5million) - July 2003 - January 2005

Appearances: 39, Goals: 2

Djemba-Djemba was supposed to be the man to succeed Roy Keane as United's driving force in midfield, but two years after joining from Nantes, the Cameroonian was sold to Aston Villa, where he flopped again. He is now plying his trade with Indonesian club Persebaya Surabaya after spells in Scotland, Denmark, Qatar, Serbia, Israel and India.

Juan Sebastian Veron (£28.1million) July 2001 - August 2003

Appearances: 82, Goals: 11

Sir Alex Ferguson bought Veron to add extra quality to his squad, but the Argentinian's arrival meant United's midfield quickly became unbalanced and he was sold to Chelsea at a loss of £13million after just two seasons at the club.

:Radamel Falcao (£6million) September 2014 - May 2015

Appearances: 29, Goals: 4

United fans thought they had pulled off one of the biggest coups of the transfer window last summer when they signed Falcao on loan from Monaco. The Colombian two-time Ballon d'Or nominee never held a first-team place down at United though and his only goals came against Everton, Stoke, Leicester and Aston Villa. It came as no surprise when United informed Monaco they would not be taking up the option of signing Falcao on a permanent basis for £43.2million, although Chelsea later took a punt on him.

Massimo Taibi (£4.5million) - August 1999 - July 2000

Appearances: 4

United signed Taibi from Venezia following the retirement of Peter Schmeichel and injuries to Mark Bosnich and Raimond van der Gouw. He was quickly dubbed 'The Blind Venetian' after a costly gaffe against Southampton. Four months after signing for United, he left for Reggina

Bebe (£7m) - August 2010 - July 2014

Appearances: 7, Goals: 1

After being abandoned by his parents at a young age, Bebe caught the eye of Vitoria de Guimaraes, who signed him and then immediately sold him to United, who were worried they would lose the Portuguese to Real Madrid. Ferguson had not seen Bebe play before, so he therefore described the transfer as a "wee gamble". It would turn out to be a woeful failure, and Bebe left for Benfica in 2014 having barely played for United.