Manchester United have joined Tottenham in showing a strong interest in Fulham’s Moussa Dembele.

The forward is firmly on the radar of both Premier League clubs after scoring nine times in all competitions for Fulham this season.

Representatives from both United and Spurs are thought to have made checks on the availability of the 19-year-old, who also has the offer of a four-and-a-half-year contract on the table at Craven Cottage.

United have been following Dembele since last summer and their scouts have been impressed by his recent performances, while Standard Sport revealed last month that Spurs were keeping a close eye on the situation.

Paul Mitchell, Tottenham’s head of recruitment and analysis, regards the player highly and head coach Mauricio Pochettino is also an admirer. Both clubs are looking to add to their forward line in the January transfer window

Dembele — no relation to the Spurs midfielder of the same name — also has offers from abroad and is considering his next move carefully. The France Under-20 international’s current deal expires at the end of the campaign, meaning he is an extremely attractive option for foreign clubs.

Dembele’s age means Fulham would be entitled to compensation if he did leave in the summer, but that would be far lower for clubs outside England than for clubs competing in this country.

Fifa determine the fee for international transfers of this nature, whereas the Premier League rule on domestic deals and their system is far more favourable to the selling club than Fifa’s is.

When Paul Pogba left Manchester United at the end of his contract and joined Juventus in 2012, United collected about £800,000 in compensation. By contrast, Liverpool may have to pay Burnley up to £10million for Danny Ings, even though the player had allowed his contract to run down before moving to Anfield.

Wolfsburg vs Manchester United - player ratings 14 show all Wolfsburg vs Manchester United - player ratings 1/14 David De Gea: 7 Will feel he could have done more to keep out Naldo's volley but, aside from one scare when he rushed out to deal with a long ball, the goalkeeper showed why he is one of the best around with several superb saves. 2/14 Guillermo Varela: 5 The debutant did well at times considering the magnitude of the game. He wasn't afraid to come out and deal with danger - although he should have done better for Wolfsburg's opener after allowing Naldo to get in front of him and score. 3/14 Chris Smalling: 4 Endured a disappointing night after first failing to get back in time to deal with Naldo ahead of the opener and then not tracking the run of Draxler in the build-up to the second. 4/14 Daley Blind: 5 Gave away the free kick from which Wolfsburg equalised and then allowed the space for Draxler to run into for Wolfsburg's second after being caught ball watching. Made some key clearances but not the best of nights. 5/14 Matteo Darmian: 4 Saw his night cut short due to injury but not before getting a yellow card and failing to control Draxler, who ran riot throughout the game. 6/14 Marouane Fellaini: 5 Had a few chances to score for United early on, which he will feel he should have converted, but the midfielder did do well to provide a threat up front. He played a key role in Guilavogui's own goal, but it wasn't enough on the night. 7/14 Bastian Schweinsteiger: 4 Allowed Draxler to get past him all too easily for Wolfsburg's second and then gave away the ball in midfield from which the winger nearly scored. Hauled off in the 68th minute. 8/14 Jesse Lingard: 6 Was unfortunate to have been denied the equaliser by the offside flag, and posed a greater threat than Depay on the right flank. Also tracked back well to carry out his defensive duties. 9/14 Juan Mata: 6 Got the assist for Martial's goal with his superb through ball, but his run then resulted in Lingard's goal being given as offside. Was taken off and replaced by Powell after displaying some sloppy passing and failing to finish off his chance. 10/14 Memphis Depay: 4 Had a quiet first half, but came out of the break in a more determined mood - nearly creating a goalscoring chance for Martial and seeing his volley saved. Fired a late free-kick. 11/14 Anthony Martial: 6 Opened the scoring with a well-taken goal - remaining calm and composed despite his drought recently - but then faded. 12/14 Cameron Borthwick-Jackson: 5 Came on for the injured Darmian and did well considering the importance of the game and the makeshift nature of the defence. 13/14 Nick Powell: 5 Didn't have a big enough impact once being brought on for Mata in the second period. 14/14 Michael Carrick: 4 Was brought on in the second half, but failed to add more control to United's midfield and then didn't do enough to stop Naldo from making it 3-1. 1/14 David De Gea: 7 Will feel he could have done more to keep out Naldo's volley but, aside from one scare when he rushed out to deal with a long ball, the goalkeeper showed why he is one of the best around with several superb saves. 2/14 Guillermo Varela: 5 The debutant did well at times considering the magnitude of the game. He wasn't afraid to come out and deal with danger - although he should have done better for Wolfsburg's opener after allowing Naldo to get in front of him and score. 3/14 Chris Smalling: 4 Endured a disappointing night after first failing to get back in time to deal with Naldo ahead of the opener and then not tracking the run of Draxler in the build-up to the second. 4/14 Daley Blind: 5 Gave away the free kick from which Wolfsburg equalised and then allowed the space for Draxler to run into for Wolfsburg's second after being caught ball watching. Made some key clearances but not the best of nights. 5/14 Matteo Darmian: 4 Saw his night cut short due to injury but not before getting a yellow card and failing to control Draxler, who ran riot throughout the game. 6/14 Marouane Fellaini: 5 Had a few chances to score for United early on, which he will feel he should have converted, but the midfielder did do well to provide a threat up front. He played a key role in Guilavogui's own goal, but it wasn't enough on the night. 7/14 Bastian Schweinsteiger: 4 Allowed Draxler to get past him all too easily for Wolfsburg's second and then gave away the ball in midfield from which the winger nearly scored. Hauled off in the 68th minute. 8/14 Jesse Lingard: 6 Was unfortunate to have been denied the equaliser by the offside flag, and posed a greater threat than Depay on the right flank. Also tracked back well to carry out his defensive duties. 9/14 Juan Mata: 6 Got the assist for Martial's goal with his superb through ball, but his run then resulted in Lingard's goal being given as offside. Was taken off and replaced by Powell after displaying some sloppy passing and failing to finish off his chance. 10/14 Memphis Depay: 4 Had a quiet first half, but came out of the break in a more determined mood - nearly creating a goalscoring chance for Martial and seeing his volley saved. Fired a late free-kick. 11/14 Anthony Martial: 6 Opened the scoring with a well-taken goal - remaining calm and composed despite his drought recently - but then faded. 12/14 Cameron Borthwick-Jackson: 5 Came on for the injured Darmian and did well considering the importance of the game and the makeshift nature of the defence. 13/14 Nick Powell: 5 Didn't have a big enough impact once being brought on for Mata in the second period. 14/14 Michael Carrick: 4 Was brought on in the second half, but failed to add more control to United's midfield and then didn't do enough to stop Naldo from making it 3-1.

Both Juventus and Bayern Munich are following Dembele but Standard Sport understands that if he is to leave Fulham, he would rather join a club where he had a better chance of first-team football.

Feyenoord, Borussia Dortmund and Monaco have also shown an interest in Dembele, although they are unlikely to make a move in January, when they would have to pay a substantial transfer fee.

