Di Maria had already told of his joy at joining the Ligue 1 champions and has spoken of his desire to go all the way in the Champions League after a tumultuous year with Manchester United.  

The Argentinian completed what has been a drawn-out £44.3million move from Old Trafford and is set to be unveiled at a press conference at 5.30pm on Thursday.

On Thursday afternoon, United announced Di Maria had completed his move to the French champions.

United tweeted: '#mufc can confirm the sale of Angel Di Maria to Paris Saint-Germain is complete. We wish him well for the future.' 

Di Maria, who has been handed the No 11 shirt, is the latest in a long line of South American signings made by PSG since their takeover by a group of wealthy Qataris four years ago. 

The five-time French champions have now signed David Luiz, Lucas Moura, Javier Pastore, Edinson Cavani and Thiago Silva as they look to make PSG genuine contenders for the Champions League.

'We are very proud that Angel di Maria has chosen Paris Saint-Germain,' PSG president Nasser Al Khelaifi said.

'He is an incredibly talented player, with a frightening speed and ability to beat opposition players.

'He adds his name to the club's strong South American community and, above all, the big Paris Saint-Germain family.

'By signing Angel di Maria, Paris Saint-Germain is once again showing the club's constant ambition to reach the summits of the European game.' 

The sale of Di Maria means United's famous number seven shirt becomes available for the new season.

Summer signing Memphis Depay is favourite to take the shirt given that he wore it during his time at PSV Eindhoven.

United manager Louis van Gaal, meanwhile, will now look to bolster his squad by signing Barcelona forward Pedro.

Pedro has enjoyed 11 successful years at Barca, but has become frustrated at a lack of playing time at the Nou Camp recently following the signing of Neymar and Luis Suarez, who have formed a deadly three-pronged attack alongside Lionel Messi.

If Barca president Josep Bartomeu gets his way, Pedro will not be leaving the club, however.

'There is nothing on Pedro, there isn't any official offer (on the table),' Bartomeu was quoted as saying in Marca. 

'He is a Barca player and we want him to continue at Barca. To win the six competitions (we are in), we need the best players and Pedro is one of them.'

Pedro came off the bench to play the final 29 minutes of Barcelona's 3-0 friendly win over Roma at the Nou Camp on Wednesday night. 

Di Maria had told BeIN Sports: 'I am very happy to join PSG. What I know about PSG is that it is a team that won all the possible trophies in France last season. 

'This is very important for the club. I also know that I want to overcome the obstacle that is the quarter finals of the Champions League. I am going to try to bring the best of my abilities to put myself at the service of this team. 

'We are going to try and go as far as possible in the Champions League.' 

United signed Di Maria from Real Madrid for a British record £59.7million last summer, but after an impressive start, his form dipped and he only started one of the final 10 games of last season.

The total sum of the winger's transfers has topped the £132m mark following his move.

That would rank the United flop as the most expensive player of all time, taking into account the cumulative values of his transfers.

Di Maria did not join United's pre-season tour of the United States after appearing at the Copa America in Chile where Argentina lost the final to the hosts in a shootout. 

(dailymail.co.uk)