Manchester United to launch a bid for Nicolas Gaitan

Sir Alex Ferguson has been strongly linked with a move for the 24 year old Benfica man who has been in stunning form for the Lisbon side ever since he moved to the Estádio da Luz from Boca Juniors in the summer of 2010. The Argentine international has notched up 23 goals and 13 assists in the 85 appearances he has made for Jorge Jesus’s side and was especially productive during the club’s Champions League run this season.

Ferguson has been linked with a number of creative central midfield talents over the past 18 months and a move for Gaitan could be considered a more cost effective option than pushing on with interest in the likes of Wesley Sneijder and Luka Modric, both of whom could well have involved a pretty hefty price tag and exorbitant wages.

Sir Alex Ferguson is well known for his purchasing of players from the Portuguese leagues having previously brought in Bebe as well as Anderson, Cristiano Ronaldo and winger Nani in the last few years.

With this, do you think Ferguson will launch a bid for Nicolas Gaitan?