Manchester United made an attempt for Espanyol striker Raul de Tomas last week.

United saw the summer market shut without a new centre-forward signing clinched.

Football Insider reports United made a deadline day attempt for Spain international De Tomas.

However, Espanyol refused to consider losing the striker without time to find a replacement.

Espanyol slapped a crazy price-tag on De Tomas, which saw United pull out of talks.