Ivorian Toure, linked with moves away this summer as the 3x-year-old has experienced a rough time due to his ill brother Ibrahim sadly passing away in xx, said the ordeal had unsurprisingly affected his thinking.

The staggering figure is more than double the amount current partner Nike pays, who announced earlier this month that they would be ending their relationship from the 2014-15 season after the a 13-year association

The one-year deal for the Portuguese, who made four first team appearances last season, was confirmed on Monday.

The defender, 35, is working for the BBC as a pundit at the World Cup after the club brought his 12-year stint at Old Trafford to an end in May.

The American had been in poor health since suffering two strokes shortly after seizing control of the Old Trafford outfit in 2005 after a controversial £790m takeover

Welshman Giggs envisages good times under the new regime though it may well be a few years yet until he takes on a management himself after a career that included a record 963 appearances for the Old Trafford club.

Former owner Malcolm Glazer, who bought the Old Trafford club in 2005 but suffered a severe stroke in 2006, died yesterday aged 85.

United turned to Netherlands manager Van Gaal, who guided Ajax to a Champions League triumph over AC Milan in 1995, this week having sacked Moyes in April.

Will Manchester United spend the funds they need to in order to get back to the top of the Premier League or will their owners think twice about spending so much?

The 40-year-old has made 963 appearances for United in a career spanning more than 24 years

The Reds were a shadow of the team that claimed their 20th Premier League crown the previous year, exhibiting the worst title defence since Blackburn Rovers in 1995-96