Manchester United want Benfica starlet Cher Ndour who is out of contract next year.
United are ready to battle with Juventus to land teenager Ndour, who is an Italian under-20 international. The Serie A side see the midfielder as an heir to 29-year-old French international Paul Pogba. They hope Brescia-born Ndour, 18, will want to join his idol, Pogba, in Turin at the end of the season.
But 6ft 3in Ndour has the same agent as Bruno Fernandes and they are open to a move to United. A summer switch is increasingly likely for talented midfielder Ndour, who was snapped up by Atalanta from Bergamo after starting at his local club Brescia.