Hristo Stoichkov has warned Barcelona's Pedro he must not join Manchester United because Louis van Gaal is a "mediocre" manager.
|||Former Barcelona striker Hristo Stoichkov has warned Barcelona forward Pedro he must not join Manchester United because Louis van Gaal is a “mediocre” manager who will “destroy” him.
United are understood to want to sign Pedro as a replacement for Angel Di Maria. The 28-year-old, who came off the bench to score Barcelona's extra-time winner in last night's Uefa Super Cup game against Sevilla in Tbilisi, is regarded as one of the best attackers in Spain but has become frustrated at his lack of first-team football.
But Stoichkov thinks the Canary Islander would be making a huge mistake if he moved to Old Trafford, because he believes his former manager Van Gaal is a poor coach. The Bulgarian, who clashed with Van Gaal during the Dutchman's first spell in charge of Barcelona, said: “I would never be under the orders of this Dutchman. I would never leave if I was Pedro because if he goes there he would no longer be a footballer. I hope Pedro listens to me and he tells them [United] 'I am staying at Barcelona'.”
The Bulgarian, who was sold by Van Gaal to CSKA Sofia 17 years ago and branded Van Gaal “scum” in March, added yesterday: “He makes players suffer. He is destroying all the players because he is so mediocre, players have left because of him. He destroys clubs, he did it with Barcelona, and after they take years to build.
“He has spent £200m [at United] and the other day I saw his first game of the season: disastrous.”
Speaking on the eve of the match in Georgia, the Barcelona coach, Luis Enrique, said: “Pedro's future will be resolved shortly”. Last night there were reports that the player has formally asked Barça to leave, with Manchester City also interested.
Another report said that United were chasing the £21m-rated Benfica winger Nicolas Gaitan. – The Independent
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