The transfer guru Nicolò Schira claims the Red Devils are working to get the transfer over the line before the January window slams shut.

Kamara, 22, has caught Ralf Rangnick's eye with his performances for Marseille and he is out of contract at the end of the season.

It remains to be seen if the reported agreement would be for the Frenchman to move to Old Trafford this month or in the summer.