Manchester United are lining up a bid for Sporting captain Morten Hjulmand in case they miss out on first-choice midfield target Carlos Baleba.

United were thought to be near enough done in the transfer market after spending almost £200m on Benjamin Sesko, Bryan Mbeumo and Matheus Cunha.

The Red Devils do not have the spending power of some of their Premier League rivals after missing out on Champions League football.

That meant United were expected to focus their attentions on outgoings up until the transfer deadline and offload as many members of Ruben Amorim’s bomb squad as possible.

However, it emerged last week that the Manchester giants had expressed interest in a stunning deal for Brighton midfielder Baleba.

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