Manchester United are in contact with AS Monaco for Benoit Badiashile.
United had a £22m bid for the France Under-21 defender rejected in the summer of 2020.
The Old Trafford club remain interested in Badiashile but now face stiffer competition and Monaco can be confident of generating a bidding war for their latest young star.
Interim boss Ralf Rangnick, set to take up a consultancy role at the end of the season, shares United's long-term admiration for Badiashile, says The Sun.
West Ham approached the Ligue 1 club about the 6ft 4ins centre back in January.
Then Newcastle failed to persuade Monaco to sell with an offer of £33m for the 20 year old.
United want to boost their defensive options as part of a summer revamp of the squad.
Eric Bailly, Victor Lindelof and Phil Jones all have uncertain futures at Old Trafford.
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