Manchester United are being forced to bring forward plans to sign Wigan Athletic midfielder Wilson Palacios.

The Sun says United were last night planning a £14million bid for Wigan star Wilson Palacios.

The Latics rejected a £10m bid from Tottenham for the Honduras midfield powerhouse yesterday.

Wigan chairman Dave Whelan insisted: "It's not enough money. They can come back or forget it."

Latics boss Steve Bruce confirmed he plans to hold talks with Palacios, 24, over his future today.

He said: "We'll see what happens when the money men start talking. But it's difficult, it's not about me or the chairman, it's about the player. How can you deny them a life-changing opportunity? You can bet it will be a huge contract.

"He will be as good a midfielder as there is in a couple of years."

United manager Alex Ferguson is a huge fan of Palacios and was planning a summer swoop.

But the Spurs offer has forced United's hand as Whelan will sell to the Londoners for the right price. Spurs manager Harry Redknapp made the move after his struggling team were run ragged by Palacios in Sunday's 1-0 defeat at the JJB Stadium.

Palacios has been a revelation since joining for just £1m from Deportivo Olimpia last January. He has also attracted interest from Spaniards Real Madrid and German giants Bayern Munich.