Memphis
Depay has travelled to England for the first time since agreeing terms on a
£25million move to Manchester United.
Depay, heading to an Under Armour boot launch in London, posted a
picture of himself sitting on the steps of the private plane he was travelling
on with the caption: 'Big day today, off to England for the new Under Armour
football boots launch.'
The Manchester United new boy is racking up the air miles as he
posted an image of himself and three of his PSV team-mates enjoying the
sunshine and having 'breakfast for champions' in Ibiza on Tuesday.
Manchester United new boy Memphis Depay poses on the steps of a private plane ahead of his trip to London
Depay (centre) walks through the streets of London shortly after landing in England ahead of a boot launch
The Holland international looked in high spirits as he dragged his suitcase following his trip to London
Depay was dressed in a smart blue blazer and jeans on his first visit to England since agreeing to join United
Depay (second left) with Nicolas Isimat-Mirin (left), Andres Guardado and Santiago Arias (far right) in Ibiza
Following his visit to England,
Depay is expected fly back to Holland to watch his soon-to-be former team-mates
take on Den Haag in their final game of the Eredivisie season.
Depay will not take part
in Sunday's match as PSV do not want to risk the chance of their star winger
sustaining an injury on Den Haag's artificial pitch ahead of his £25m move to
Old Trafford.
The 15,000-capacity
Kyocera Stadion in Den Haag had a 3G surface laid for last summer's Hockey
World Cup.
Depay had wanted to play
in the match and bid a final farewell to PSV fans, saying: 'If it were up to
me, I would play that game too.'
But, PSV
are keen to ensure nothing scuppers the winger's dream move to Old Trafford and
so the 2-0 home win over Heracles last Sunday was Depay's final appearance.
Depay at
least said goodbye in style, scoring a Cristiano Ronaldo-esque free-kick before
parading the Dutch title at the Phillips Stadion.
The
Holland international is likely to refresh his batteries by taking another
break before eventually joining up with his new Manchester United team-mates in
the summer.
Depay may
have to get used to flying across the world as the Red Devils are making the
transatlantic trip to America during pre-season.
Depay scored a stunning free-kick in his last home game for PSV after agreeing to join Manchester United
PSV are unwilling to risk jeopardising the £25m deal by playing Depay at Den Haag this weekend
Meanwhile, Queens Park Rangers midfielder Leroy Fer believes his compatriot Depay can be as good as Ronaldo and working under Louis van Gaal will help him develop.
Fer said:
'He won't be scared and that's what I like about him. He will enjoy the
comparison with Ronaldo and he will be a big player.
'He's not
as tall as Ronaldo but he's very talented, he's strong, he's quick, he's got
the skills and he can score goals. He's a massive player and he's going to be
big in Manchester.
'Of
course he has to adapt to the Premier League and United are one of the biggest
clubs, but I don't think it's going to be hard for him because he's a very
confident player.
'Ronaldo
is a bigger player than him right now because of what he's done. But Memphis is
only 21 and if he can be as good as Ronaldo was at United he is going to be a
big player. I think he can be.'
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