A biography for Angel Di Mariahasn’t been written yet.
“My dad worked all day. He would get up at five in the morning and didn't stop working until 10 at night, every day the same.”
“In 2017, I was able to spend time with my family in Argentina, recharge my batteries, think about what had been achieved - I needed to change something to be better. I managed to score goals, make more assists: that is the important thing.”
“Seeing my teammates score, I love that. It is what I like about football.”
“It's up to the manager where and how every player should play, but I think every player should be comfortable in that position.”
“Leaving a club like Real and coming to as big a club as Manchester United makes you grow as a player and helps you progress in your career.”
“I've won an Olympic title and an U-20 World Cup, but it'd be really special to round things off with a Copa title with the seniors.”
“You never know: there is a lot of movement in football. You can never predict where you're going to play.”
“Football is a strange game.”
“The first thing you learn is sacrifice and how to keep moving forward in life, helping your parents to put food on the table. You learn to fight with your work. Then you start to learn values. That's why, every time I pull on the Argentina shirt or any other, I think about the things that happened to me when I was a kid.”
“Things didn't quite work out at Manchester United for various reasons, but that's in the past.”
“I hope we can put Manchester United back where they deserve to be.”
“I want to win the Champions League, which is a dream for all footballers, for a second time.”
“I never said I wanted to leave Real Madrid. I never wanted that, but you have to move when they don't want you.”
“What I love the most is playing with Argentina.”
“It does not bother me that £60m has been paid for me. I come here to work and play for the club and to do the best I can for Manchester United.”
“Messi is the best in the world - there is no question about that.”
“My relationship with Madrid is finished because my cycle there ended.”
“I wished very much for the day of my debut at Old Trafford, and I did in the best way, scoring a goal.”
“It's special - when you start playing, you are aware of names like Wayne Rooney and Robin van Persie; you have seen them playing and know what great players they are. So it's fantastic to have a chance to line up with them. I'm really pleased with how that understanding has started off.”
“If you change, it's because you want to. I will never change, and I never could change because the people around me are the same people who have always been there. My friends are the same, and that means you can never forget where you came from.”