Manchester United have reportedly seen their opening offer for Portuguese midfielder Vitinha fail but they still retain hope of securing his signing this summer.

United are seemingly going back to the drawing board after hitting a brick wall with Frenkie de Jong. Their pursuit of the Dutchman has been laboured to the say the least. And with Barcelona haggling over his fee, the midfielder has seemingly delivered a knockout blow.

Furthermore, with Erik ten Hag only having limited funds this summer, the club look to have moved on quickly.

Indeed, reports on Tuesday claimed United have now turned their attentions towards Porto star Vitinha.

The 22-year-old has been making waves at the Estadio do Dragao after becoming a regular in their side. He played 38 times this season, helping the club to a domestic league and cup double.

Better yet, he already has Premier League experience, having honed his talents during 22 appearances while on loan at Wolves in 2020/21.

Now Manchester United have reportedly seen a ‘considerable’ opening offer rejected for the star.

However, Porto president Pinto de Costa insists all is not lost and they’ll have no choice but to sell if his release clause is met. That currently stands at £34m (€40m) – a price clearly within United’s reach.

De Costa said: “There was a concrete offer, of considerable value, for Vitinha that we did not accept. And we referred them to the release clause, which is only way to take our player.”

Arsenal are also reportedly keeping tabs on the situation and could yet make a counter offer of their own.

Vitinha stands at 5ft 8in and is most comfortable in a defensive midfield role. He has three caps for his country.