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Published 09:05 13 May 2015 BST
Updated 09:24 13 May 2015 BST
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United could be set to miss out on their man as Arsenal have upped their pursuit of Ilkay Gundogan.
The deal for the Borussia Dortmund midfielder looked to be all but signed for the Red Devils over the last few days after Gundogan revealed his desire to leave the Bundesliga side.
But it looks like Arsenal have hijacked that move with Bild reporting that the Gunners have been in talks with the player's family this week.
Meanwhile, Liverpool have apparently put the feelers out for the transfer of AC Milan forward Jeremy Menez as they look to address their glaring lack of goals this season.
Reports in Italy claim that the Reds are interested in the Frenchman who has been a rare point of success in an underwhelming season, chipping in with 16 goals since his move from Paris Saint-Germain.
Former club Monaco are also monitoring the player and could arguably offer more money than Liverpool but the fact that Menez enjoyed a less-than-fruitful time with the Ligue 1 side last time around might make Anfield his preferred destination.
Premier League winners Chelsea are eyeing up a pair of surprising signings this summer with John Ruddy and Rob Green on their shopping list.
Jose Mourinho is after an experienced goalkeeper to replace Petr Cech when the Czech international inevitably leaves Stamford Bridge this summer.
You wouldn't back either man to displace Thibaut Courtois from between the Chelsea sticks but both would make sense as an understudy.
The Telegraph report that the outgoing Cech is Arsenal's top target when the transfer window opens but that the transfer to a rival would have to be decided upon by Roman Abramovich.
With Besiktas, Inter and Roma also interested in Cech, you can understand that the Blues would prefer a deal that is less likely to come back and haunt them, as could be the case with Arsenal.
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