Manchester United are monitoring Gremio's creative midfielder Arthur Melo.

The 21-year-old has already been linked with Chelsea, Atletico Madrid and Barcelona in recent weeks following his performances which have helped Gremio reach the Copa Libertadores final.

They earned Arthur a call-up to Brazil's national squad for last month's World Cup qualifiers.

Manchester United are monitoring Gremio's creative Brazilian midfielder Arthur Melo

Arthur made his senior bow for Gremio back in January 2015 under former Chelsea boss Luiz Felipe Scolari.

But after playing just 45 minutes he did not feature in the first team again until the following season.

Since then Arthur has made 37 appearances, scoring twice.

He has represented his country at youth level, including at Under 17 and Under 20.

Arthur was part of the Brazil squad which featured at the 2013 South American Under 17 Football Championship.