Red Devils chase young strike sensation and other red-hot gossip

Manchester United are hot on the heels of exciting young Argentine striker Sergio Aguero, the son-in-law of Diego Maradona. According to reports, Red Devils boss Sir Alex Ferguson is preparing a £35m bid to bring the 21-year-old Atletico Madrid player to Old Trafford. Elsewhere, Arsenal have given Cesc Fabregas a whopping £3m payment and upped his wages to £110,000-a-week to keep him at the club and ward off the advances of Barcelona; Manchester City and Chelsea are keeping a close eye on Barcelona's Brazilian right-back Dani Alves, who is in ongoing contract negotiations with the Spanish club; and Liverpool are ready to beat Chelsea, Tottenham and Arsenal for the signature of Charlton's 18-year-old striker Jonjo Shelvey for £3m.