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Van Gaal drops Vidal hint
Louis van Gaal has poured praise on Chile and Juventus midfielder Arturo Vidal, in comments that fuel the rumours that he may give the green light for Manchester United to make a move for him this summer.
Van Gaal, who will step down as Netherlands coach this summer to head to Old Trafford, was responding to questions about the qualities of the Dutch team's Group B rivals Chile in a press briefing in Rio de Janeiro.
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- Rene Meulensteen has revealed he approached Louis van Gaal about a return to the Manchester United coaching staff and was told there is no role for him in the new regime at Old Trafford.
- Meanwhile, Van Gaal's predecessor David Moyes claims he has proved himself capable of managing a team in the Champions League and is waiting for a top-level job after rejecting two offers.
And he is clearly an admirer of Vidal and his team-mates' abilities.
"Chile have very dangerous players," he told reporters. "I always wanted to buy Vidal when he was at Bayer Leverkusen but he went to Juventus.
"I like a lot of Chile players and they always play an attacking style. It will be difficult for the Netherlands but we have confidence in the three games we have to play."
Van Gaal went on to give an upbeat assessment of the fitness of his captain and lead striker Robin van Persie, who has been battling to be fit for their opening game against Spain on June 13.
"Van Persie has a groin injury but he can deal with it, so it looks okay," he added. "I think he's good. He trained with us but it was a light training session. We have to see tomorrow."
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