Atletico Madrid are chasing Manchester United pair Shinji Kagawa and Javier Hernandez. The Guardian says both players have been on the fringes in the past two weeks and Atlético, the La Liga winners and Champions League runners-up, are looking to rebuild their squad after losing Diego Costa and Filipe Luís to Chelsea.
Defender Javier Manquillo is also poised to join Liverpool and the manager, Diego Simeone, wants Kagawa and Hernández in a deal which would total in excess of £25m.
Kagawa knows his opportunities are very limited after being told by manager Louis van Gaal that given his new 3-5-2 system, unless the 25 year-old wants to play out wide - a position which does not suit him - he may not have a future at Old Trafford.
Hernández is also preparing to be told his future lies elsewhere with Rooney, Robin van Persie and Danny Welbeck all believed to be ahead of the Mexico striker when it comes to Van Gaal's striking options.
