Paris Saint-Germain defender David Luiz has spoken of his excitement at the impending arrival of Argentine international Angel Di Maria at the French Champions.

Di Maria is understood to be on the verge of completing a £45.9 million transfer from Manchester United.

Luiz, who previously played alongside Di Maria at Benfica, believes the signing of the 27-year-old will be a major coup for PSG.

"For us it is always very good if we can sign a fantastic player like Di Maria," Luiz said.

"I love him, he is my friend. I played with him at Benfica, when we were young.

"He is fantastic and will be fantastic for the team. He also knows how to play on the defensive side, he is an amazing player.

"Am I surprised it didn't work out for him in England? No, it's not about this. Sometimes you cannot have luck in one place, but he is still a fantastic player.

"We want to win the Champions League. If it was up to me, I'd like to sign many, many players.

"Of course he is a player that can help us go up another step. It's about details in the Champions League

"When we played Barcelona last season we arrived in our bad moment and they were at their best level of the season. It can be like that. You need luck sometimes and have all the players available to play."