Manchester United are considering a move for French star Karim Benzema.

The Manchester Evening News says United could test Lyon's resolve to hang onto £30m-rated striker Karim Benzema after the deposed French champions left the door ajar for potential suitors.

Although Lyon have insisted they want to keep the French international hitman, their chairman Jean-Michel Aulas has said Benzema is "not untransferable".

United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has long been an admirer of Benzema's goal talent and is set to be looking for forwards with the likely departure of Carlos Tevez and the uncertainty again over Cristiano Ronaldo's immediate future.