Manchester United face competition from Hamburg for Udinese winger Alexis Sanchez.
Comments from United boss Sir Alex Ferguson this week that he remains keen on the Chile international have kicked Hamburg management into action.
Bild says Hamburg are ready to bring forward plans to sign Sanchez in January to beat United to the punch.
The midfielder is contracted to Udinese until 2014, but may not stick around with his club struggling at the wrong end of the Serie A table.
