Manchester United make second bid for Barcelona's Cesc Fábregas; ...ready to smash club record

David Moyes has confirmed that Manchester United have made a second bid for Cesc Fabregas and has warned that he is not ready to give up on his pursuit of the Barcelona star.

United manager Moyes said at a press conference at Yokohama’s Nissan Stadium today that chief executive Ed Woodward is still in touch with the Spanish club about Fabregas after submitting a second bid thought to be in excess of £30m, which would be a new club record.

So far, United have made only one signing this summer, the Uruguay Under-20 full-back Guillermo Varela. And while Moyes accepts there may come a time when he has to walk away from the Fábregas deal that position has not been reached yet.

"I think a point does come," the United manager said. "But when you are interested in good players you want to give it every opportunity to materialise. I will hope things will continue to move forward.

"At this moment I can only tell you Ed Woodward is working hard to try to make the deals happen. We hope some of them will fall into place shortly."