Bayern Munich star Willy Sagnol is a £4.5million target for Manchester United.
United boss Alex Ferguson is keeping a close eye on the France right-back and could move in the January transfer window.
Fergie rates the Frenchman highly and United need cover in that position.
Sagnol, 30, is returning to fitness after four months out with a leg injury. Crucially, he could be available for Champions League duty, as he has not played in Europe with Bayern so far this season.
United are also trying to nab highly-rated Spain Under-18 keeper David De Gea from Atletico Madrid.
De Gea, who impressed in this summerÂ’s Under-17s World Cup in South Korea, has not yet signed a pro contract and United are trying to convince him to join them.