United close in on £30m deal for Saints star Shaw with Sporting midfielder Carvalho next on Moyes' summer shopping list



Manchester United close to making Luke Shaw first signing of summer

United fighting with Chelsea for 18-year-old left back

Shaw attracted by promise of regular first-team football at Old Trafford

Champions want deal done before the World Cup



United also looking to finalise move for Sporting Lisbon's William Carvalho

David Moyes has more than £100m available to him in the summer



Manchester United are moving closer to making £30million England star Luke Shaw their first signing of the summer.



United have been fighting with Barclays Premier League rivals Chelsea for the 18-year-old left back’s signature as the soon-to-be-deposed champions look to bounce back quickly from their wretched first season under David Moyes.



The United manager had feared Chelsea would win the race as Shaw is a boyhood fan of the London club and had attended their development centre when he was just eight years old.

VIDEO Scroll down to watch United target Luke Shaw playing 'flick it football' with England

Wanted man: Manchester United are closing in on a £30million deal for Southampton defender Luke Shaw

Big future: Shaw, pictured in action against Cardiff, has cemented his place in Southampton's back-four

Forward planning: Manchester United boss David Moyes has his eyes set on a number of new signings Honoured: Shaw (left) received his first senior England cap in a friendly against Denmark in March

However, Sportsmail understands that Shaw is attracted by the promise of regular first-team football at United and has told the Old Trafford club he will make the switch if they can agree terms with Southampton.



United have more than £100m available for transfers this summer and are ready to spend big to land Shaw ahead of the departure of current left back Patrice Evra, the 32-year-old fading France defender.



After being caught out last summer when United left it too late to land their major transfer targets, Old Trafford chief executive Ed Woodward wants to close the deal for Shaw before the World Cup in Brazil.



Woodward is also working hard to finalise a big-money move for Sporting Lisbon midfielder William Carvalho.

Target: Manchester United are interested in a move for Sporting Lisbon defensive midfielder William Carvalho Busy: Manchester United executive vice chairman Ed Woodward is already working on transfer deals

Talent: Carvalho has attracted interest after a standout season in Portugal with Sporting

Sportsmail revealed last month that United had opened negotiations with the Portuguese club for the 21-year-old and they have since been talking to Sporting about finding a way round a £37m buy-out clause that they believe to be excessive.



Nevertheless, Shaw is the current priority as United believe if they can sign him it would send out a message to their rivals and to other targets around Europe that they can still attract the top talent to Old Trafford.

