Angel di Maria vows to stay at Manchester United despite admitting he is unhappy amid reported interest from Barcelona

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Angel di Maria signed for Manchester United from Real Madrid last summer
Argentina international moved to Old Trafford in deal worth £59.7million
Spanish newspaper Sport claim Barcelona want to sign Di Maria
Sportsmail has been told the Spanish club are 'keeping tabs' on the player
Mundo Deportivo suggest Real would prevent Di Maria from joining Barca
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Published: 11:06 EST, 24 June 2015 | Updated: 03:40 EST, 25 June 2015

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Angel di Maria has vowed to stay at Manchester United and make a success of his British record £59.7million transfer from Real Madrid last summer despite admitting that he is unhappy in England.

Di Maria has been linked with moves to Paris Saint-Germain, Bayern Munich and Barcelona following a disappointing first campaign in the Premier League in which the Argentina star scored three league goals and only made one start after he was sent off in the FA Cup defeat to Arsenal in March. The 27-year-old and his family were also unsettled by an attempted break-in at their Cheshire home in January.

United boss Louis van Gaal has not ruled out the possibility of Di Maria leaving Old Trafford after just one season, and warned him last month that he must work harder to adapt to the English game.

Angel di Maria has vowed to stay at Man United and make a success of his British record £59.7million transfer

Barcelona are tracking Manchester United's £60million signing Di Maria ahead of next season

It is understood La Liga winners Barcelona are only 'keeping tabs' on Di Maria's situation at the moment

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Di Maria, who is away on international duty with Argentina at the Copa America, admitted that he was frustrated spending so much time on the bench but has no intention of leaving.

Asked by Argentine newspaper Ole if it has been difficult in England, he said: ‘Yes, for me and my family. Because not everything goes as I want, because I don’t play.

‘I came with an intention and end up on the bench. It’s hard to say how I feel there.

‘I started well with goals and assists. I was having a good time, until I was out. It’s a little hard to explain why I do not play.

‘No [I will not leave] because I’m not thinking like that. In Madrid there were times when I was whistled around the stadium but faced it and then it turned around. I like to deal with things.’

Di Maria, pictured celebrating after scoring against QPR, managed just three goals in his debut season

Spanish newspaper Sport claim Di Maria has been offered to Barcelona by his agent Jorge Mendes, but it is understood the La Liga champions are merely 'keeping tabs' on his situation.

Mundo Deportivo has also suggested Real Madrid inserted a clause as part of Di Maria's sale to Manchester United which would prohibit Barcelona from signing their former player.

Sportsmail, meanwhile, has been told Josep Maria Bartomeu and Joan Laporta, two candidates for Barcelona's upcoming presidential election, have more interest in Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba.

Argentina's Di Maria pictured during training with his team-mates at the Copa America tournament in Chile

Laporta landed Ronaldinho ahead of Manchester United when he was elected in 2003, and the presidential candidate is seeking talks with Pogba's agent Mino Raiola.

The 22-year-old is understood to prefer a move to Barcelona instead of Manchester City, Chelsea or Paris Saint-Germain, though he remains under contract with Juve until 2019.

Any notion of the move for Pogba cannot take place until January 2016, however, when Barca's transfer ban is lifted.