United failed in late bid to sign wonderkid from FC Barcelona
There was a late bid submitted for teenager Adama Traore during the summer transfer window, but the club are prepared to make another offer in January.
As talkSPORT reports new manager Louis van Gaal is a keen admirer of the 18-year-old and will look to bring him to Manchester at the earliest opportunity.
Traore arrived at the Nou Camp as an eight-year-old and made his debut in the first team in November aged 17.