United: 'We have agreed to Ruud medical, but deal not done'

Manchester United has confirmed Ruud van Nistelrooy will undertake a medical at Real Madrid tomorrow, but said no deal had yet been done between the clubs.

According to a statement on the Real Madrid website, the Holland striker is scheduled to have a medical in Madrid in the morning before signing a three-year deal.

A statement released by United tonight read: "We have given permission for Ruud van Nistelrooy to travel to Real Madrid for a medical. But the terms of agreement are yet to be finalised between the two clubs.”

The player was back at Manchester United’s Carrington training ground today.

Alex Ferguson yesterday rejected the notion United would be interested in doing a deal at the price Madrid are believed to have offered, approximately £10m (€14.6m).

United’s blunt refusal to do business with either Madrid or Bayern Munich for anything less than the £15m (€22m) asking price appeared to have left Van Nistelrooy in limbo.

Ferguson has been especially complimentary about the striker’s attitude in training this week, but since the massive bust-up between the pair at the end of last season, it is hard to see how Van Nistelrooy has any future at Old Trafford.

Having already submitted a written transfer request to the United board, Van Nistelrooy was facing the uncomfortable prospect of being forced to turn out in a pre-season game over the next four days.

United head to Preston on Saturday and then Macclesfield next Monday, when Ferguson has revealed his intention to field some of his World Cup stars.