Manchester United have agreed an £8 million deal for Partizan Belgrade winger Zoran Tosic.

The Daily Mail says the 21-year-old left winger became a target for leading European clubs when he played a key role in Serbia's run to the semi-finals of last year's European Under 21 Championships.

Now United are ready to sign Tosic from Partizan Belgrade in January, subject to a successful work permit application next week.

The Home Office, who have appointed former England winger Chris Waddle to the panel looking at the application, demands that non-EU nationals must have played in three-quarters of their country's matches in the last year and Tosic has appeared in only six of Serbia's previous 14 games.

United will argue he is set to become a Serbia regular.

Dead-ball specialist Tosic will then aim to prove he can be the successor to Ryan Giggs on the left.