Newcastle have been in contact with Dutch club Twente over defender Douglas.
But Fulham, the club’s main rivals for Douglas’s signature, have had a £4.5m bid accepted, and Newcastle must now match this offer.
What ambitions does the player have ... or is he simply a money-grabber?
Newcastle can offer the 24-year-old European football should United qualify to the group stage of the Europa League on Thursday ... but some suggest he would rather move to London than Tyneside.
Douglas, born in Brazil, is now a Dutch citizen and he can join an English club without needing a work permit.