Louis van Gaal is prepared to sell David de Gea to Real Madrid but will only do so for the fair market rate.

Van Gaal has left De Gea out of his XI for the first Premier League match of the season.

De Gea has made it clear he wants to move to the Bernabéu but several months of negotiations have reached an impasse and Van Gaal explained it was because Madrid were refusing to meet United’s valuation.

“Manchester United always have to pay,” Van Gaal said. “We have to pay for all the players a certain amount, and what have Real Madrid offered? We are asking money and they have to pay the money. In the last few years Manchester United has paid a lot of money and we never received a lot of money for our players.”