Manchester United are confident of completing the signing of Arsenal defender Thomas Vermaelen. The Daily Mail says a wage package has been agreed in principle between Vermaelen and United and the player is believed to be confident that a move will go through this summer.
Sources close to the Belgian camp in Brazil indicate that the 28-year-old has been instructed by his advisors not to talk about the move publicly but there is an expectation that Vermaelen will be a Manchester United player when the Premier League season kicks off in August.
United are understood to have been knocked back in an initial enquiry but it is expected that the clubs will agree a compromise fee in the region of £11million to take Vermaelen to Old Trafford once the Belgian's involvement in the World Cup is over.
