Despite having around £100 million burning a hole in his pocket, Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson will not consider paying over the odds for his summer transfer targets.

Among several big names, The Times says Ferguson admires Karim Benzema and Sergio Agüero, the Lyons and Atlético Madrid strikers respectively, both of whom are valued at about £45 million, but the United manager is not interested at the kind of prices being quoted.

United would be more tempted if Lyons or Atlético dropped their valuations to around the £25 million mark, but given that both players are only 21 and remain relatively inexperienced, Ferguson believes that even then a move for either would be a gamble.