The Red Devils are preparing a £25million bid for
Tottenham's 24-year-old Croatian midfielder.
United boss Alex Ferguson sees Modric as a young Paul
Scholes, an attacking midfielder and ball player who can make
United tick.
Fergie was even full of praise for Modric in his
programme notes ahead of their 3-1 home win over Spurs on
Saturday.
Talking about the 5ft 8in player and other small
talents in football he commented: "And I give you another wee man
who'll be at Old Trafford this afternoon: Luka Modric, who is
playing out of his skin at the moment."
Modric signed for Spurs from Dinamo Zagreb in 2008
after impressing for Croatia in the European Championships.
He signed a six-year contract after the clubs agreed a
£16.5m fee.
Modric struggled early in his first season as he was
played out of position by Juande Ramos as a deep-lying midfielder
and also had knee trouble.
It was only when Harry Redknapp took over and pushed
him further forward that his career at White Hart Lane took
off.
His start to this season was curtailed by a broken leg
in August but he returned in December and has been in great form
during Spurs' push for a Champions League spot.
The move for Modric is bad news for Michael Carrick,
who looks to have lost favour with Ferguson.
Carrick has only started one of the last five games
after two poor performances against Bayern Munich in the Champions
League quarter-finals.
Spurs boss Redknapp is a huge fan of Carrick and may
insist on him being part of any Modric deal.
