Manchester City have pulled out of the race to sign the Portugal forward Cristiano Ronaldo after Manchester United have started preparing a contract offer for him, according to the BBC and The Guardian.
BBC says in a report that they have understood a move to Manchester City will not happen for the 36-year-old. The City already decided to end interest after holding talks.
Juventus boss Massimiliano Allegri confirmed Ronaldo had said he "no longer has any intention" of playing for the Italian giants.
United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said Ronaldo "knows that we are here" during a press conference on Friday.
Ronaldo signed for Manchester United from Sporting Lisbon for £12.2m in 2003 and scored 118 goals in 292 appearances for the club.
During the press conference early on Friday, before news of United's approach broke, Solskjaer said he was surprised the five-time Ballon d'Or winner wanted to bring his time in Italy to a close.
He added that Ronaldo had been spoken to by United midfielder Bruno Fernandes, his Portugal team-mate.
"I didn't think Cristiano was going to turn out leaving Juventus," Solskjaer said. "It's been speculation this morning, speculation the last few days, of course.
"I know Bruno has been talking to him as well. He knows what we feel about him and if he was ever going to move away from Juventus, he knows that we're here."