Las Palmas central defender Mauricio Lemos is interesting Manchester United.

The Sunday Mirror says Jose Mourinho's scouts ran checks on Lemos last month.

The 20-year-old Uruguayan is earning rave reviews in Spain this season and the Manchester United manager's spies watched him in La Liga and Copa Del Rey games.

Lemos joined Las Palmas on loan from Russian side Rubin Kazan last January and completed a permanent switch in the summer.

He is rated at around £6.5million.