Louis van Gaal hails Arturo Vidal sparking talk of a blockbuster swoop for £40m midfielde

The new Manchester United boss is a keen admirer of the Chilean international and admitted he even tried to sign him before while at Bayern Munich

Red hot Chilean: Van Gaal is a big fan of Vidal sparking talk of a possible transfer

Louis van Gaal has hailed Arturo Vidal amid talk of a blockbuster summer swoop.

The new Manchester United manager spoke in glowing terms of the Chilean international ahead of taking him on at the World Cup in a fortnight's time, ESPN reports.

With the Juve man on many a manager's wishlist this summer we may have to add van Gaal to that number.

Ahead of the much-anticipated clash the Dutch boss spoke of his admiration of the 27-year-old even admitting he once tried to sign him.

"Chile have very dangerous players," he said. "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."

United look set to be busy in the transfer market this summer with latest reports indicating Thomas Muller as a top priority.