Why Arsenal and Man Utd want Dembele

Arsenal and Manchester United are ready to pounce on midfielder Moussa Dembele who is set to reject Fulham’s new contract offer. The midfielder has a year left but Martin Jol’s attempt to convince him to sign a new deal seem to have failed, according to the Daily Mail. Liverpool and Tottenham also admire the Belgian who is set for a summer exit. Manchester City's title run-in has certainly ruffled feathers at Old Trafford with Manchester United going into panic buying mode. United are lining up a £10 million bid for Fulham's attacking midfielder Mousa Dembele, with Paul Scholes yet to decide whether he will play on for next season, according to the Daily Mail. United are already planning to rebuild their side to regain the title next term with Dembele being the first of a number of signings. The 24-year old Belgium midfielder has made an impact since his £5m move from AZ Alkmaar in 2010, especially after Fulham manager Martin Jol dropped him back into a deeper central-midfield role in the 2-1 win over Stoke in February. He has only scored twice this season, but has been instrumental in Fulham's rise to ninth and is seen as a ready-made replacement for Scholes, 37, who was forced out of retirement. With Lille's attacking midfielder Eden Hazard likely to join City, Ferguson must find cover for Darren Fletcher, who has a long-term illness, and Tom Cleverley, who has been prone to injury problems throughout the current campaign. The United boss is an admirer of Borussia Dortmund midfielder Shinji Kagawa and flew to Germany on Saturday to watch the Japanese international, who scored the opening goal in their 5-2 win over Bayern Munich in the German Cup Final. Ferguson, also interested in Kagawa's team-mate Mario Goetze, will have talks with Scholes in an attempt to persuade him to extend his comeback for another season, the report added. "I will speak to Paul," said Ferguson. "Obviously he made a tremendous contribution when he came back. But it was his decision to return and I will respect whatever he wants to do. "I haven't discussed it with him yet, to be honest. I think I made that mistake last season, talking to him before the season had finished. "It is better getting the season over and having a break and I may not speak to him before he has been away on holiday." It could be the answer to Manchester United’s problems in wresting the title back from City, if indeed, City do win it. Wesley Sneijder is back on the radar and this time even United insiders are convinced, Sir Alex Ferguson will go after the Dutch internatinal Former Manchester United striker Teddy Sheringham has said that manager Sir Alex Ferguson will and must pursue Sneijder once the transfer window reopens. The Red Devils were keen on the Inter Milan playmaker last summer, but the 27-year-old committed his future to the Italian giants. This time though, Inter is set to miss out on a Champions League spot and the Dutchman could be ready to move. "I think they will, without a doubt," Sheringham said. "The manager tried to sign Sneijder last year and when he likes someone he very rarely lets go of that bone and he will go back in for them. "He did the same for a lot of players – like Ruud Van Nistelrooy. “He had a broken leg when he first went in for him but he went back in for him a year later – it wouldn’t surprise me if he goes back in for Sneijder and he finally gets his man.”