Inboxlouis Van-Gaal: Last News

straight to your inboxLouis van Gaal says there will be a 'question mark' over Memphis Depay if he joins Barcelona. New Barcelona coach Ronald Koeman is said to have earmarked former Manchester United winger Depay as a possible attacking reinforcement with Luis Suarez expected to leave and Philippe Coutinho set to take on an attacking midfield role.

straight to your inboxLouis van Gaal has revealed he tried to sign Robert Lewandowski, Neymar and Gonzalo Higuain during his spell as Manchester United's manager.The Dutchman was appointed United manager in the summer of 2014 after David Moyes was sacked towards the end of the previous season.Van Gaal secured qualification for the Champions League in his first season at the club and won the FA Cup in his second before being sacked and replaced by Jose Mourinho.During his time at Old Trafford, Van Gaal signed 14 players but there were plenty of high-profile targets the club failed to land."I wanted Robert Lewandowski, but when this proved difficult I tried to get Gonzalo Higuain instead," Van Gaal told FourFourTwo.

straight to your inboxLouis van Gaal said he was touched by Wayne Rooney's claims that he was the best coach the former Manchester United captain played under.Rooney and Van Gaal worked together for two years between 2014 and 2016, with the Dutchman appointing Rooney club captain before the start of the his first season in charge.Speaking in 2019, Rooney said: "Van Gaal is by far the best coach I have worked with - one hundred percent. His tactical skills, his way of preparing and his attention to the finest of details, I found amazing.