Manchester clubs fight for "Benfica" star Gaitano (VIDEO) © EuroFootball.com

Preparing to offer 40 million euros for the Lisbon star Nicolas Gaitan and outbid a footballer also of interest.

23-year-old attacking midfielder has been watched by "Man City" scouts for some time and they were impressed with his performance in this season's Champions League group stage matches, especially against "Man Utd".

The Arab-owned "Man City" will try to take advantage of the fact that the English champions can only pay slightly more than 30 million euros, so Gaitan may be an attractive option for them. Therefore, "Man Utd" may turn their attention to another "Benfica" midfielder Javi Garcia, reports "Daily Mirror".

This season in the Portuguese championship, Gaitan scored one goal in 16 matches.