Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson is weighing up a bid for exciting Aston Villa winger Ashley Young.

The People says Ferguson has been a long-time admirer of Young and feels he'd be another player who could help fill the attacking gaps left by Cristiano Ronaldo and Carlos Tevez.

It's all systems go for Ferguson in the transfer market after a slow start.

His shock move to sign Michael Owen on a free caught the football world by surprise.

And with £15.25m winger Antonio Valencia also safely in the bag after his move from Wigan, Ferguson has a number of other possible targets in mind to help bolster his squad, including Young.