The Manchester Evening News claims the 17-year-old Corinthians star has said he expects to join Sir Alex Ferguson's side this summer.

The move for the young defender will anger many in Brazilian football, as yet another bright prospect is snapped up by a European club.

Ben Foster is understood to have agreed a new four-year contract at Manchester United after being offered an improved long-term deal.

The 25-year-old has been been badly hampered by injury problems in recent seasons, but is still seen by Sir Alex Ferguson as the successor to Edwin van der Sar.

There is an element of speculation over which position Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson will bolster first this summer. With Owen Hargreaves' long-term injury jeopardising his career, the Scot could recruit in central midfield, but Darren Fletcher is hoping that his ball-winning and hard-running performances this season have convinced his boss that he is the man for a starring role.

JONNY Evans has set himself a daunting task next season - breaking up the fiercest central defensive partnership in Europe.

The Northern Ireland international wants to build on his breakthrough season at Old Trafford by forcing his way past the Rio Ferdinand/Nemanja Vidic combination that has been the foundation of a hat-trick of Premier League titles for United.

Park Ji-sung has made another bombshell headline by announcing he would play for the national team until the Asian Cup in 2011.

``As I have reached the World Cup semifinals, I am covetous of the Asian Cup title,'' the national team skipper told reporters at the National Football Center (NFC) in Paju, Gyeonggi Province on Monday.

Zoran Tosic has revealed Cristiano Ronaldo confided in his team-mates months ago that he wanted to quit Manchester United.

The Serbian winger, 22, says Ronaldo was on his way to Real Madrid long before his £80million transfer came to light a week ago.

Cristiano Ronaldo has vowed to not crack under the pressure of being the world's most expensive footballer.

The winger is set to finalise his record-breaking £80million switch from Manchester United to Real Madrid.

The sheer size of the deal means the spotlight will be even more focused on the Portugal star next season.

Everton youngster Jack Rodwell swapped shirts with Rio Ferdinand last season and hopes to eventually emulate the Manchester United centre-back.

Rodwell played in a defensive midfield role for England Under-21s against Germany on Monday but has been tipped to drop back into defence, just as Ferdinand did at West Ham at the start of his career.

Patrice Evra expressed his disappointment after France supporters booed the team off following their 1-0 friendly defeat to Nigeria.

The Manchester United defender added that the French fans could learn lessons from their English counterparts who he insists applaud their team even in defeat.

Owen Hargreaves has claimed he is not finished with football and the Manchester United ace has insisted he can play on.

The injury-prone England midfielder, who has made two league appearances this season, was not expected to be back in action until January 2010 after undergoing knee surgery last November.