Manchester United and Barcelona have reached an agreement over the transfer of Pedro, but the Champions League holders have asked for Pedro to remain until after next week's Uefa Super Cup. ::

The two sides have settled on a transfer fee of £18.1 million (€26m) initially, with a potential further £4.2m (€6m) to be paid in variable bonuses.

But the European champions face Europa League winners Sevilla in the traditional season curtain-raiser in Tbilisi on Tuesday, and want to be able to call upon Pedro to play a part.

Recalled Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal admitted recently that the 28-year-old is just the type of player his team has been looking for."Barcelona have the speed of Neymar and Messi - and they have Pedro behind them. We have to compete with that," ."We can win the title if we can buy players with speed and creativity. We have to improve our selection in that way."