Manchester United are set to swoop for Barcelona’s Thiago Alcantara, after the starlet’s father claimed his son is ready to quit the Nou Camp.

United showed interest in the 21 year old 2 summers ago, but he signed a new deal with the Catalan club which included a £25m buyout clause. The offer of a new deal lead most to believe that big things were to come from the midfielder, but it hasn’t quite worked out like that.

Now his father, Brazilian World Cup winner Mazinho, is claiming that his son is ready to move on and The Daily Mail believe United are ready to snap him up.

Mazinho said of his son: