Eliaquim Mangala (FC Porto)
While many of Europe’s biggest clubs have all been busy scouting the highly rated France international throughout the course of the season, it is the Premier League champions who have been tracking the centre back for longest, with United said to be very confident of being able to persuade the player to swap the Dragao for Old Trafford come the summer.
However, first United must try and negotiate his sale with the Portuguese champions, which anyone who knows about their president Pinto da Costa will understand that will be no easy task.