Manchester United are reportedly planning to raid Derby County for three of the Championship side's academy players.
Derby need to balance their books and have already allowed highly-rated teenager Kaide Gordon to join Liverpool this month.
The Athletic claims that others are set to leave at the end of the season, with Man Utd lining up offers for three of their players, each believed to be aged 15 or under.
The Red Devils are said to be prepared to hand over £750,000 to Derby, rather than going through the courts to determine a compensation fee.
United's all-time top scorer Wayne Rooney is in charge of County, who are 19th in the Championship and five points above the relegation zone.
