Jose Mourinho has identified the need to bring in two midfielders this summer.
Manchester United are losing Michael Carrick, who will retire and join the coaching staff, while Marouane Fellaini is lining up a move away.
Mourinho wants someone who can dictate the tempo alongside Nemanja Matic plus provide healthy competition for Paul Pogba, Juan Mata et al. Here Sportsmail highlights some of the options United are studying...
JEAN MICHAEL SERI
Current club: Nice
Price: £35million
Just missed out on a move to Barcelona last year, has been pushed to Manchester City and United who have also followed his teammate Wylan Cyprien.