Gustavo left Bayern Munich for the Volkswagen Arena in the summer of 2013 and enjoyed
an excellent debut campaign, with his side narrowly missing out on securing a Champions League berth, and van Gaal hopes he can persuade the box to box performer to move to Man United when the transfer window re-opens.
Stones came under sustained criticism during his
debut season at Manchester City having arrived from Everton for # 47.5 m in August 2016, but he has been
excellent for Pep Guardiola's side in this
campaign and also impressed for England.