The agent of Sporting CP midfielder Bruno Fernandes has deleted his Twitter account amid talk of an imminent move to Manchester United.

The Manchester Evening News says Fernandes's agent has deleted his Twitter account amid frenzied speculation over a possible move to United.

Rui Guimaraes of the Positionumber group deleted his account after reports claimed Sporting Lisbon officials had travelled to England to meet United representatives. Some outlets claim the Sporting officials travelled to London - where United have an office in Mayfair - whereas others say Manchester.

Fernandes, 25, was mentioned at United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's pre-match press conference on Friday morning after he was incessantly linked with the club in the last window. Speculation surrounding Fernandes has restarted this month after United sources said in the summer they were 'irritated' with reports the club was working on a deal to sign the Portugal international.

Reports in Portugal suggested Solskjaer and assistant Mick Phelan flew to Lisbon to watch Fernandes start in Sporting Lisbon's 2-1 defeat to Porto last week, although there was no photographic evidence of the pair in attendance.