Man United will have to spend big for Kevin Strootman, says James Pallotta

Roma president James Pallotta says Manchester United will have to pay a "huge" fee to sign Kevin Strootman.

Despite spending £153m on seven new players, Louis van Gaal still has money to strengthen his squad and defensive midfielder Strootman is one of the players on his shortlist.

The United manager knows Strootman well from his time as Holland coach and is interested in signing the 24-year-old once he makes a full recovery from the cruciate ligament injury that ruled him out of the World Cup.