Manchester United have reportedly edged ahead in the race for lethal front-man Edinson Cavani.

Manchester United and Chelsea have been reportedly battling for the £54million man and it appears as though David Moyes' side have edged ahead in the race, according to the Daily Mail.

Cavani is disillusioned with life in Paris as he has been deployed in an unfamiliar role. The Uruguayan international plays wider than he did for Napoli, due to teammate Zlatan Ibrahimovic's supreme form in the middle.

Cavani has been linked with a move to the Premier League for a couple of months now after reports emerged that he was unhappy with life in France.

Manchester United look set to miss out on the Champions League this season, but finances should be available according to chief executive Ed Woodward.

Woodward said: "It's fair to say we are focused on strengthening the squad we are looking at some players in the squad who we would perhaps look to sell this summer.

"We wouldn't necessarily look to churn a significant number of players, because that can have a destabilising effect.

"Historically we have done three sales and three purchases each year [on average] and it's possible we would do more than that [this summer]."