attempt to recruit Fredy Guarin by
sending representatives to Italy to
discuss a potential January transfer to
Manchester United.
Inter are open to selling the versatile
midfielder, who would come with the
advantage of being eligible for the last
16 of the Champions League.
Capable of playing as a holding, box-to-
box, or creative midfielder, Guarin
would offer Moyes tactical options in an
area that has proved particularly
problematic during a troubled initiation
as United manager.
With his new team languishing 13
points and eight places behind Premier
League leaders Arsenal, the Scot is
pushing United's board on a mid-
season squad restructure.
Inter are floating a fee of around £15
million for Guarin, who was part of
Porto's undefeated treble-winning side
under Andre Villas-Boas before moving
to Serie A in the 2012 winter window in
what became an €11m [£9m] transfer
the following summer.
This close-season, Tottenham looked at
bringing the 27-year-old to White Hart
Lane, with Goal revealing the north
Londoners failed with a £15.3m bid
prior to reinforcing their midfield with
Paulinho and Etienne Capoue instead.
United have a large reserve available for
transfers, having worked unsuccessfully
to bring one of Cristiano Ronaldo or
Gareth Bale to Old Trafford in the last
window.
Moyes, though, is under a degree of
pressure to recruit well, having already
pushed the club to overspend on
Marouane Fellaini on his first deadline
day at the club.
Guarin's contract at Inter runs until
2016. His agent recently declined to
comment publicly on United's efforts to
sign except to state that "David Moyes
appreciates him".
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