Gabriel Barbosa looks to be heading to Old Trafford
The young Brazilian, who is currently impressing at the Olympics, has attracted interest from a host of clubs in recent months.
United, Chelsea, Leicester and Atletico Madrid have all expressed strong interest, but according to The Sun, United have won the race to his signature.
The report states the Red Devils have agreed to pay Santos £26m plus £4m commission to his agent and hope a deal will be pushed through within the next 48 hours.
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United had been falling behind in the race to land the 19-year-old, who is better known as Gabigol in his homeland, after proposing to pay the transfer fee in four instalments.
But the Manchester outfit look to have persuaded the Santos chief into selling the forward to them after executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward agreed to meet Roma's demands.
Gabigol has four international caps to his name and has been tipped for a bright future.