Manchester United have tabled a major bid for Fiorentina defender Nikola Milenkovic.

The Serbian defender has emerged as a target for United as they look to add defensive reinforcements.

Any new signings are likely to wait until the summer but Ed Woodward has drawn up a shortlist of potential transfer targets, says the Mirror.

Napoli's Kalidou Koulibaly is United's No.1 target but Fiorentina chief Pantaleo Corvino claims they launched a bid for Milenkovic, which was ultimately turned down.

Corvino also suggested there had been offers for several other Fiorentina stars.

He said, "We rejected great offers from Lyon for (Jordan) Veretout, from Marseille for (Giovanni) Simeone and from Manchester United for Nikola Milenkovic.

"This is the right way for Fiorentina to grow."