Veloso aiming to win over Sir Alex

United target Miguel Veloso will face the Premier League champions for Sporting Lisbon at Old Trafford on Tuesday night having declared that he would love a move to the club. Holding midfielder Veloso has been earmarked as a potential long-term replacement for Paul Scholes, with United assistant manager Carlos Queiroz last night admitting the player is on the club's hit-list. "It is impossible to ignore good players and we are following the development of some Portuguese players. One is Veloso," revealed Queiroz. "It would be ridiculous not to. Players like Veloso are on the list but maybe not a priority at the moment. If Scholes, Michael Carrick, Owen Hargreaves or Anderson leaves the club one day then it is true that a player like Miguel Veloso would be a priority." Veloso added: "My dream is to play in the Premier League and, if possible, for Manchester United. I will wait for the end of the season for any solution to what has been happening and see if an offer finally arrives. But to play for this club would be sensational. It would be nearly impossible for me to reject this option."
Ian Ladyman, Daily Mail