Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has confirmed the
club's interest in securing a deal for Sao Paulo midfielder Lucas
Moura, but denied press reports that a deal had been struck.
Lucas, 19, is in demand this summer, with United, Real Madrid
and Inter Milan all heavily linked with the Brazilian prospect who
shot to prominence in early 2011.
A report on Sunday night indicated that the Red Devils had
secured a £26 million deal for the attacking midfielder, but
Ferguson strongly denied those claims.
"It's not correct," Ferguson told a press conference on the
club's pre-season tour in Shanghai. "We haven't reached an
agreement for the player. We've shown an interest but until such
time we get a deal agreed we can't say he's our player."
When prompted, Ferguson also confirmed to reporters that the
club are still looking into various transfer options ahead of the
new campaign, saying: "We've signed two players in the summer:
Kagawa and Powell," he added. "We think they both have fantastic
potential.
"At this moment we're looking at other options in terms of
bringing other players in. We're not lying on our backsides doing
nothing. We're trying hard to bring other players to the club."