Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson is following Inter Milan midfielder Esteban Cambiasso.
The Argentina international has emerged as part of a potential swap plus cash that would send Ruud van Nistelrooy to the San Siro.
Inter owner Massimo Moratti is reluctant to let Cambiasso go and was initially believed to have rejected the idea but if United insist that it is the only way a deal could be brokered then the Italians may well relent, says the Manchester Evening News.
Lyon's Mahamadou Diarra is still believed to be top of Fergie's wish-list but former Real Madrid protege Cambiasso is also a tireless and disciplined midfielder.
Sir Alex will be able to check out Cambiasso when the Argentinians face Holland, Ivory Coast and Serbia in Group C.
Ferguson could also contact Gabriel Heinze for a reference as he, too, will be on duty with Jose Pekerman's side in Germany.
The Argentina international has emerged as part of a potential swap plus cash that would send Ruud van Nistelrooy to the San Siro.
Inter owner Massimo Moratti is reluctant to let Cambiasso go and was initially believed to have rejected the idea but if United insist that it is the only way a deal could be brokered then the Italians may well relent, says the Manchester Evening News.
Lyon's Mahamadou Diarra is still believed to be top of Fergie's wish-list but former Real Madrid protege Cambiasso is also a tireless and disciplined midfielder.
Sir Alex will be able to check out Cambiasso when the Argentinians face Holland, Ivory Coast and Serbia in Group C.
Ferguson could also contact Gabriel Heinze for a reference as he, too, will be on duty with Jose Pekerman's side in Germany.
