Reports suggest Anderson could be leaving Old Trafford in a deal that would see Lyon goalkeeper Hugo Lloris move to Manchester.
United boss Sir Alex Ferguson is known to be keen to add another keeper to his squad and has been linked with moves for keepers in Italy and Germany in recent weeks but it appears French international Lloris is now on his radar.

Current number one Edwin van der Sar is 39-years-old and it has been suggested he could retire at the end of the season, while question marks surround the long-term future of understudy keepers Ben Foster and Tomasz Kuszczak at Old Trafford.

It has now been suggested Ferguson could be willing to let Anderson move to Lyon in a bid to secure the services of the highly-rated 23-year-old.

However, Ferguson will have to wait until the summer to make his move. Lloris is the current French number one and is unlikely to jeopardise his place in the national side by moving to Manchester where he would have to fight for the number one spot with Van der Sar.

United have also been linked with a move for Atletico Madrid's David De Gea, although at 19-years-old is seems unlikely De Gea is being targeted as a replacement for Van der Sar and Ferguson may still move for Lloris even if he persuades De Gea to move to Old Trafford.