Manchester United in DOUBLE SWOOP for Dutch stars Daley Blind & Nigel de Jong

Posted Sunday, August 24, 2014 by Dailystar.co.uk

LOUIS VAN GAAL is set to go Double Dutch before the transfer window closes with a DOUBLE SWOOP for Nigel de Jong and Daley Blind.

BLIND FAITH: Louis van Gaal wants to bring in World Cup star Daley Blind as well as team-mate Nigel de Jong

The Manchester United boss wants to strengthen his squad by signing two members of his Dutch World Cup squad.

The Daily Star Sunday revealed on June 29 that former Man City midfielder De Jong, 29, was a £10million target for Van Gaal.

The AC Milan hardpan is the holding midfielder the United boss is seeking. Manchester United in DOUBLE SWOOP for Dutch stars Daley Blind & Nigel de Jong

Van Gaal currently has four midfielders Injured – Michael Carrick, Ander Herrera, Marouane Fellaini and Jesse Lingard.

That prompted United’s Dutch boss to admit United are “thin” in midfield.

And despite signing Argentina defender Marcos Rojo from Sporting Lisbon, Van Gaal still wants Ajax’s Blind, 24.

Blind, who can operate as an orthodox left-back, as a wing-back or at the centre of the defence, is valued at £16m.

United are also eyeing a £50m deal for Real Madrid’s Argentina winger Angel Di Maria, 26, before the window closes a week tomorrow but he is also a target for PSG and Barcelona.