Manchester United have made a transfer bid for Southampton midfielder Sadio Mane, according to Sky sources.
The transfer offer was lodged last week and at this stage of the proceedings the status of the deal is unclear.
The 23-year-old, who scored a hat-trick in a Premier League record time of two minutes 56 seconds against Aston Villa last season, is on the club's wanted list as a cheaper alternative to Pedro, who appears on the verge of joining Chelsea for £21.1m.
His treble against Villa was among a haul of 10 goals last season for the Senegal international, who was used primarily as a winger by the Saints following an £11.8m move from Red Bull Salzburg a year ago.
Van Gaal's interest in Mane signals an intent to add attacking players to his United squad after Pedro moved to Chelsea.
United claim they had the option of signing Pedro earlier in the window but, after long consideration, Van Gaal decided to end their pursuit of the player.
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