Sir Alex Ferguson has revealed that he would be interested in re-signing his former striker Giuseppe Rossi from La Liga outfit Villarreal.
Manchester United sold the American-born striker to the Spanish club for £6.6 million at the start of last season, but the Red Devils insisted a buy-back clause be inserted into the player's contract.
Ferguson will take a closer look at Rossi when United travel to play Villarreal in the Champions League group match on Tuesday.
However, it is expected that Rossi would cost United more money than they received for him a player whose reputation has soared since he moved to Spain.
The 21-year-old has now played twice for the Italian senior side and was top scorer for the Azzurrini at the Beijing Olympics with four goals.
Ferguson said in the News of the World: "He's a good player, in fact, an excellent player. It was difficult to let him go to Villarreal.
"It was based on the fact that he wanted first-team football and we couldn't guarantee him that.
"When they offered the money they did for him and we got the buy-back clause, it became attractive to us.
"We'd consider buying him back. We will keep our options open."
Ferguson's comments pour further doubt about Carlos Tévez's future at Old Trafford as the club have yet to offer the Argentinean a permanent deal, with his two-year loan deal expires in the summer.
He is now third behind Wayne Rooney and Dimitar Berbatov in the United pecking order and has been linked with a switch to Real Madrid.
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Manchester United sold the American-born striker to the Spanish club for £6.6 million at the start of last season, but the Red Devils insisted a buy-back clause be inserted into the player's contract.
Ferguson will take a closer look at Rossi when United travel to play Villarreal in the Champions League group match on Tuesday.
However, it is expected that Rossi would cost United more money than they received for him a player whose reputation has soared since he moved to Spain.
The 21-year-old has now played twice for the Italian senior side and was top scorer for the Azzurrini at the Beijing Olympics with four goals.
Ferguson said in the News of the World: "He's a good player, in fact, an excellent player. It was difficult to let him go to Villarreal.
"It was based on the fact that he wanted first-team football and we couldn't guarantee him that.
"When they offered the money they did for him and we got the buy-back clause, it became attractive to us.
"We'd consider buying him back. We will keep our options open."
Ferguson's comments pour further doubt about Carlos Tévez's future at Old Trafford as the club have yet to offer the Argentinean a permanent deal, with his two-year loan deal expires in the summer.
He is now third behind Wayne Rooney and Dimitar Berbatov in the United pecking order and has been linked with a switch to Real Madrid.
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