Sir Alex Ferguson has confirmed Manchester United are on the verge of signing Michael Carrick from Tottenham.
Ferguson has already had one 10million bid for the England midfielder turned down but, in the wake of Ruud van Nistelrooy's departure for Real Madrid, has pursued his interest in Carrick further.
"We are close to that," he told MUTV. "There has been some agreement over part of it and it should be finalised in the next day or so."