Lavia monitored and Amrabat linked - Manchester United considering second midfield signing after Mason Mount

Manchester United are keeping their options open over a second midfield signing this summer, with Mason Mount on the verge of becoming the first new arrival of the window.

Mount is set to complete an initial £55million switch from Chelsea having agreed a five-year contract and passed his medical at Carrington on Monday. The fee could rise to £60million, but the add-ons are heavily dependant on team success.

The arrival of the 24-year-old is set to see Fred depart and Fulham are interested in signing the 30-year Brazilian, who has one year left on his contract.

With a deal for Mount now complete, United are turning their attention to signing a goalkeeper and a striker, but they are also monitoring midfielders with the future of Scott McTominay uncertain.

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The academy graduate has been the subject of interest from Newcastle and West Ham this summer, although any move would be dependent on United getting an offer too good to refuse and whether McTominay wants to move on.

The 26-year-old started 10 Premier League games last season but finished the campaign as a backup to Casemiro. Although it is considered more likely that he stays than leaves at the moment, he is a sellable asset in a window when United need to boost their transfer budget with sales.

As a result of the uncertainty around McTominay's future, United are monitoring defensive midfielders in case they need to make a move at any point in the window.

They have been linked with a move for Fiorentina's Sofyan Amrabat, with the 26-year-old