Manchester United to go head-to-head with Arsenal for Eintracht Frankfurt midfielder Mijat Gacinovic
United boss Jose Mourinho spotted in the crowd watching the Serbian international in action against Austria last week and could make his move to land the midfielder next summer
MANCHESTER UNITED and Arsenal could go head-to-head for Eintracht Frankfurt star Mijat Gacinovic.
United boss Jose Mourinho was in the crowd last week in Vienna to see the Serbian international lose against Austria.
The midfielder played for 87 minutes in the defeat, and Mourinho who tried not be spotted in the crowd wearing a baseball cap was clearly impressed by what he saw.
There were suggestions in the Austrian media the Portuguese was there to run the rule over Southampton winger DusanTadic, a notion dismissed by United.
The 22-year old moved to the Bundesliga from Serbian outfit Vojvodin in 2015.
But after struggling to adapt to life in Germany early on, Gacinovic is now a huge influence on Niko Kovac’s Die Adler.
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After representing Bosnia and Herzegovina Under-17's, Gacinovic switched his allegiance to Serbia at senior level and has scored two goals in his three games.
Arsenal are also in the mix for the highly-rated star who can operate as an attacking midfielder or out wide as they look to bolster their attacking options next summer.
Gunners boss Arsene Wenger could look to land Gacinovic as a replacement for Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain who joined Liverpool in the summer.
United travel to fierce local rivals Liverpool in Saturday's lunchtime game, while fifth-placed Arsenal got to Watford.
