The Manchester Evening News says Alves has been made available by Seville - and United are heading the queue to grab him.

The 25-year-old attacking right-back is one of the hottest properties in Spain.

And United, Chelsea and Barcelona have all been linked with the South American star.

Alves' team-mate Luis Fabiano is also rumoured to be interesting Reds boss Sir Alex Ferguson as he looks for a fit and prolific replacement for Louis Saha, who is said to interesting West Ham.