Manchester United boss
Sir Alex Ferguson is ready to
make an offer for Real Madrid
midfielder Lassana Diarra.
The Mirror says former Chelsea, Arsenal and Portsmouth man Diarra is surplus to requirements
at the Bernabeu following the capture of Germany World Cup star Sami Khedira.
And that presents United with an opportunity to capture the
France midfielder on the cheap.
Fergie has tracked Diarra since his spell in England and with
the midfielder unlikely to get many starts under Jose Mourinho this season the United boss is ready
to pounce.
Diarra quit both Chelsea and
Arsenal because of a lack of
first-team action, before his displays at Fratton Park earned him a
£20million move to La Liga two
years ago.
While Real have put an initial £19million valuation on Diarra's
head, that is open to negotiation with the Spanish giants looking
to get the 25-year-old off their vast pay-roll.