United was Moura deal Quick

United's battle to snap up the 19-year-old in turning into something of a saga with conflicting reports emerging about the player's interest in a switch to Old Trafford.
Red Devils officials have been working around the clock to secure a deal for the Brazilian starlet for the last fortnight with Sir Alex Ferguson known to be desperate to sign the all action midfielder.
However, the Scot isn't prepared to match Sao Paulo's asking price with a fee in the region of £30m being mooted for the youngster who is rated as one of the biggest talents in South America.
An opening bid of around £20m has already been knocked back by his club, and Ferguson has now sent chief scout Jim Lawlor and club secretary Jon Alexander to Brazil to try and thrash out an agreement by the end of next week.

United's hopes of wrapping up a deal quickly haven't been helped by Lucas' refusal to hold talks about the move until after the Olympics are over, with his focus for now on trying to win a gold medal with his country.

Sao Paulo director Adalberto Baptista has muddled the waters further by insisting that the player, who has scored 26 goals in 104 appearances for since making his debut in 2010, is not interested in a switch to England.

His comments however, somewhat contradicts the remarks made yesterday by his own vice-president Joao Paulo de Jesus Lopes, who claims talks were still ongoing.

Baptista said: "There are no negotiations going on. Everybody knows that we got an offer for him, and rejected it. It's also known that Lucas doesn't want to leave. The only person keeping the expectations alive is his agent.

"The decision is final. There will always be great teams going after great players.

"This mismatch between the European and Brazilian transfer window makes it hard for national clubs, and we have to deal with that."