Manchester United are chasing Athletic Bilbao defender Aymeric Laporte. The Mirror says Premier League rivals Chelsea and Arsenal are also in the hunt for the 20-year-old centre-back, regarded as one of Europe's most promising young defenders.
United are understood to have made enquiries about Laporte through an intermediary, with a view to securing a January deal to help solve their defensive woes.
The Old Trafford giants' executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward is already working on January targets identified by manager Louis van Gaal, with Laporte one of the names at the top of the list.
Van Gaal sees rising France star Laporte as a shrewd investment, despite the player's £32million buy-out clause, given his age and huge potential.
