Manchester United's £20 million offer for Arsenal midfielder Samir Nasri remains on the table.
The Telegraph says while Arsenal stressed that they had not received a formal offer from United for Nasri, discussions two weeks ago between Manchester United chief executive David Gill and senior figures at Arsenal resulted in Gill lodging a verbal bid for the 24 year-old France midfielder.
United's offer remains on the table as Arsenal have yet to indicate whether they would be prepared to accept the bid, demand a bigger fee or simply state that Nasri is not for sale.
Sir Alex Ferguson is confident that Nasri views United as his preferred destination should he be allowed to leave Arsenal. And despite interest from Manchester City and Chelsea, United believe that both clubs have greater priorities and are unlikely to mount serious opposition.
