Manchester United's bid to sign Mathys Tel from Bayern Munich is at a standstill after discussions hit an impasse Sunday.
Arsenal remain the background to sign the France international who had rejected Tottenham on Friday.
United were given encouragement that the 19-year old wanted to join them but they have been unable to find a solution with Bayern over a loan deal and payment terms and a resolution is now considered 'unlikely'.
United maintain an interest in Chelsea's Christopher Nkunku but that is considered difficult also at this stage and other options are being explored.