David Kent of the Daily Mail reports that the Red Devils are flexing their financial muscle and that Italian newspaper Tuttosport says the player is Louis van Gaal's top target.
The 27-year-old has only been at Paris Saint-Germain one season but is said to be unhappy. Despite this, Cavani has scored 25 goals in 43 games, per Kent, even though he played most of the year out of position in order to accommodate Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
He has mainly featured in a wide attacking role rather than in his preferred striker position, and it is that lack of prominence that United wish to pounce upon.
Cavani is one of two overseas deals the Reds have been looking into, with Spanish left-back Jordi Alba also monitored in case negotiations for Southampton's Luke Shaw fall through.
101 Great Goals reports that Barca have made it clear that Alba is not for sale through Spanish newspaper Mundo Deportivo.
The Catalan press label Alba "non-transferable" and that Barcelona's response to United's interest was "unambiguous," per 101 Great Goals.
News of a move for Cavani will worry United's current forward line, with Stuart Mathieson of the Manchester Evening News recently speculating that the likes of Wayne Rooney will not be feeling totally confident of his place in the United starting XI: Continue reading from Bleacher Report
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