Red Devils closing in on signing of Benfica’s Argentine star Gaitan

Manchester United have already delved into the transfer market early this year, capturing PSV winger Memphis Depay, and another deal could soon be agreed as reports suggest Benfica’s Argentine playmaker Nicolas Gaitan is set to arrive at Old Trafford.

The 27-year-old has been long tipped for a switch to the red half of Manchester, with this transfer saga dating back several years before the Argentina international had risen to prominence in Portugal, but talks between clubs are believed to have begun.

Gaitan is undoubtedly one of the most exciting attackers in Europe, with a host of other top European clubs such as Chelsea having also been rumoured to be keeping an eye on him, but the Portuguese media have suggested terms have already been agreed for an Old Trafford switch.

A £21m fee has been talked up, with Portuguese giants Benfica seemingly happy to cash in on their sought-after forward while he’s in stunning form, while United are aiming to boost their strikeforce for next season (9/2 with Coral to win 2015/16 PL).

The Boca Juniors youth product could be seen as a replacement for under-fire fellow countryman Angel di Maria at United, with the former Real Madrid assist-king struggling towards the end of the Premier League campaign, despite starting in blistering form.