Manchester United are keeping a close check on Monaco's Brazilian right back Fabinho as Jose Mourinho aims to add the finishing touches to what he hopes will be a title-winning squad.
The Old Trafford club are weighing up whether to match Monaco's £25million asking price for the 22-year-old, who saw a £12m move to Italian side Napoli fall through earlier this month.
But who is Fabinho and what would he bring to United? Here's all you need to know.
If United were to spend £25m, it would be expected that Mourinho wants him as his first-choice right-back and that is bad news for Italian Matteo Darmian, who only joined last summer.
Likewise, Antonio Valencia, who had been shoe-horned into that position by Louis van Gaal. A United back line of Fabinho, Eric Bailly, Chris Smalling and Luke Shaw wouldn't be too bad at all.
United's chances of acquiring him - and potentially below the asking price - are boosted by the fact he shares an agent with Mourinho in Jorge Mendes.
Fabinho - full name Fabio Henrique Tavares - was born in October 1993 in the city of Campinas, which is located in Sao Paulo state in Brazil.
He underwent his football education at local club Paulinia and then from the age of 17, top-flight side Fluminense.
During his two years with the club, he was called into the first-team squad just once, for a league match with Corinthians in May 2012, but remained on the bench.
Fabinho has won four caps for the Brazil national team - all of which have come in friendly matches.
He was called into the squad for the Copa America in Chile last year but Dani Alves played ahead of him.
He also remained on the bench during the recent Copa America Centenario in the USA as a miserable Brazilian performance saw them out at the group stage.
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