Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal has indicated that a move for Barcelona's Pedro to Old Trafford might be on the cards.

The Dutch tactician revealed that he is looking for a fast and creative wide forward of which Pedro fits the bill.

He said: "Barcelona have the speed of Neymar and [Lionel] Messi -- and they have Pedro behind them. We have to compete with that.

"We can win the title if we can buy players with speed and creativity. We have to improve our selection in that way.

"Bayern Munich have Ribery and Robben. After that they can change with Muller and they also had Shaqiri at times.

"They are our competitors. Chelsea have Hazard, Willian, Oscar -- that is speed and creativity."

28-year-old Pedro is being heavily linked with a £22million move from Barcelona to United.