Lazio's brilliant central defender, Alessandro Nesta, is on his way to Old Trafford, according to The Sun.
Nesta is one of the quickest defenders in the business (Action Images)
The deal, believed to be worth £30 million, would be a massive coup for Sir Alex Ferguson as he bids to strengthen his defence. The Italy international is a defender of world class pedigree and was one of the stars of Euro 2000.
It is a well-known fact in the peninsula that the Rome club are looking to find ways to reduce a spiralling debt problem and president Sergio Cragnotti has instituted a salary cap on players' wages.
Several English clubs, the most recent being Wolves, have recently made enquiries as to the availability of Jaap Stam but officials of the Biancocelesti made it clear that the former United man is not for sale.
This has heightened speculation that Nesta, a product of Lazio's youth academy with 41 international caps, could be the player to go.
Sir Alex had travelled to Rome last month to watch Nesta in the Rome derby but the player who once injured Paul Gascoigne in training as a teenager did not have one of his better games as Lazio were given an emphatic 5-1 drubbing by Roma.
Cragnotti previously guaranteed Lazio fans that both Nesta and striker Hernan Crespo would definitely be staying with the club next season.
Nesta is one of the quickest defenders in the business (Action Images)
The deal, believed to be worth £30 million, would be a massive coup for Sir Alex Ferguson as he bids to strengthen his defence. The Italy international is a defender of world class pedigree and was one of the stars of Euro 2000.
It is a well-known fact in the peninsula that the Rome club are looking to find ways to reduce a spiralling debt problem and president Sergio Cragnotti has instituted a salary cap on players' wages.
Several English clubs, the most recent being Wolves, have recently made enquiries as to the availability of Jaap Stam but officials of the Biancocelesti made it clear that the former United man is not for sale.
This has heightened speculation that Nesta, a product of Lazio's youth academy with 41 international caps, could be the player to go.
Sir Alex had travelled to Rome last month to watch Nesta in the Rome derby but the player who once injured Paul Gascoigne in training as a teenager did not have one of his better games as Lazio were given an emphatic 5-1 drubbing by Roma.
Cragnotti previously guaranteed Lazio fans that both Nesta and striker Hernan Crespo would definitely be staying with the club next season.