Mercenary Angel Di Maria’s wife reveals ‘s*** time’ in UK after Man Utd transfer and feared she’d be KILLED in England
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ANGEL DI MARIA'S wife has laid bare the "s***" time the pair had during his doomed spell at Manchester United - and how she feared she would be killed in England.
United smashed the British record transfer fee when they shelled out £59.7million to Real Madrid for the Argentina winger in 2014.
But he endured a terrible time, scoring only three goals in 27 Premier League appearances before moving to Paris Saint-Germain.
And now it appears part of the reason behind his rubbish form could have been the nightmare he was living in off the pitch.
His wife Jorgelina Cardoso, who Di Maria married in 2011, revealed on a TV show how much she detested England, its people... and even how much make up the women here wore.
She told Spanish-language show Los Angeles de la Manana: "One day Angel came and told me, 'An offer came in from Manchester'.
"I said no bloody way and warned him he was going alone. He replied, 'Yes, we are going'.
"I begged Angel, any place but England. And one year later we were in Manchester, s***.
"There was a lot of money and the Spanish came out to call us mercenaries. And yes, we were.
"I didn't like anything at all. The people were all skinny, neat, weird. You are walking and you don't know if they are going to kill you or not.
"The food is disgusting. The girls all use a lot of make up, like they are dolls."
The couple were victims of an armed burglary attempt at their Cheshire home in 2015.
United chiefs sent a security team rushing to his mansion after three armed thugs struck as Di Maria had dinner with his wife and young daughter.
They used scaffold poles to smash through the patio doors but fled empty-handed when an alarm went off.
Di Maria has previously blamed then-boss Louis Van Gaal for his torrid time.
He said: "I only stayed one year. It wasn't the best period of my career, or they didn't let me have my best time there.
"There were problems with the coach at the time. But thanks to God, I was able to come to PSG and be myself again."
Di Maria, 32, has found his form again in the French capital with the recently crowned Ligue 1 champions.
He has scored 80 goals in 217 appearances en route to picking up nine other trophies, including three consecutive Coupe de France crowns from 2016.
Although his contempt for his time in Manchester has not ended fully.
His PSG team-mate Marcin Bulka recently revealed Di Maria turns off the TV whenever United come on.
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He said: "Di Maria hates Manchester United.
"He has no good memory of the time he spent there.
"In fact, when something related to Manchester United appears on television, it changes soon."