The agent of Sporting Lisbon goalkeeper Rui Patricio has confirmed the interest of Manchester United.

United boss Sir Alex Ferguson is considering Patricio as a replacement for veteran Dutchman Edwin van der Sar.

The player’s agent Carlos Goncalves admitted: “It is a fact that he has been observed by Manchester, even since the time Carlos Queiroz was there.”

 
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