Manchester United are ready to move for Benfica defender Ruben Dias.

The Mirror says United are turning to Dias after Napoli slapped a £150million price-tag on Senegal target Kalidou Koulibaly.

An initial £85m inquiry from United for central defender Koulibaly was rejected last week by the Serie A club.

That came with a warning they will not listen to offers of less than £150m. The Italians confirmed the hands-off stance by turning down £90m from Real Madrid on Friday.

All of which seems to have done the trick in deterring United from their pursuit of Koulibaly – for now at least.

Instead, the fallen Premier League giants' focus is firmly back on fast-rising Portuguese international Dias.