Transfer Rumours: Manuel Neuer

The latest name on the grapevine is Schalke stopper Manuel Neuer. The German impressed during his country's triumph at the U21 European Championships and was picked out by Talking Reds scouts as an ideal replacement for Edwin van der Sar.

Meanwhile, United are apparently scouring Brazil for a striker, with Luis Fabiano, Nilmar and Douglas Costa all mentioned.

It's all gone quiet on former supposed targets, Bayern Munich's Franck Ribery, Lyon's Karim Benzema (now with moneybags Madrid), Barcelona front man Samuel Eto’o (now at Inter), and Atletico Madrid forward Sergio Aguero. But after