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Last updated : 23 March 2004 By editor

SIR ALEX FERGUSON met the father of Jeremy Menez, the highly rated French teenager, in a Parisian café yesterday, prompting speculation that the Sochaux forward is the latest talented youngster to be targeted by Manchester United.

The move for Menez is consistent with Ferguson’s long-term rebuilding strategy based on youngsters identified by the club’s worldwide scouting network.

Menez, 17, is a powerful striker and regarded as one of the brightest prospects in France. A regular for the national under-17 side, he played against the England Under-17 team in last month’s Algarve Cup in Portugal and is expected to play a leading role for France in the European Championship finals in his home country in May.

Don’t worry if he is any good the club will let him slip away to Chelsea.