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Sir Alex Ferguson might have proclaimed that defensive midfielders are a dying breed, but he continues to scout one North of the border as the Mirror report that Manchester United’s chief scout Martin Ferguson has made another trip to Scotland to watch Celtic’s Victor Wanyama. The 21 year old midfield enforcer has been on the radar of a number of English clubs, including Arsenal and QPR, who even made an official bid in the summer.

Celtic manager Neil Lennon recently spoke about handing Wanyama a new long-term deal and the player himself admitted to being keen on extending his stay at Parkhead.  The Kenyan already has a contract that runs till 2015, with the club reportedly valuing him at £10m. Celtic have the added benefit of playing Champions League football this season, which is vital to keeping their bets players.

Wanyama is a tough-tackling midfielder in the classic Claude Makelele mould and he is also capable of dropping into the backline in a centre-back role. United’s deficiencies in central midfield are renown, especially after Tottenham Hotspur horribly exposed them last week.

Sir Alex has plenty of forward-thinking options in Michael Carrick, Tom Cleverly, Anderson, Paul Scholes and Ryan Giggs but apart from Darren Fletcher he doesn’t have a midfielder who can influence the game in the 2^nd phase of play- when they lose possession. And, in what must be music to the ears of United fans across the world the report claims that United could make a move as early as January.