Man Utd eyes Portuguese

December 31st, 2007 at 6:26 pm , filed under News.

A Man Utd target for defensive dutyManchester United assistant manager Carlos Quieroz has confirmed the club are tracking Porto defender Jose Bosingwa.

Sir Alex is thought to be drawing up a list of targets as he searches for a long-term replacement for Gary Neville. With doubt surrounding Neville’s fitness and Wes Brown set to leave at the end of the season after rejecting new deal, Ferguson is keeping tabs on the progress of Boswinga.

United have showed a liking for the Portuguese market after bringing in Cristiano Ronaldo, Nani and Anderson recent years, and Boswinga could be the next.

Queiroz is quoted in the Daily Mail saying:  “There are some Porto players good enough to play for United if they want to Jose is one of them.

Aston Villa are also thought to be keen on Bosingwa as well.

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