Serbian starlet clear to play for Man Utd

Highly-rated Serbia winger Zoran Tosic has been cleared to join Manchester United from Partizan Belgrade after being granted a work permit by British authorities.

Tosic, 21, will join up with national team-mate Nemanja Vidic at Old Trafford in January after the permit was granted at a Home Office (interior ministry) hearing attended by United boss Alex Ferguson.

United have not made public the fee they have agreed for the eight-million-pound (12.3 million dollars) rated winger, who can play on either flank and has been capped 12 times for his country.

Tosic will face a tough fight to break into United's first team with Cristiano Ronaldo and Nani already established at the club. Ryan Giggs is also still an option for Ferguson in terms of wide men, although the veteran is more often deployed in midfield these days.

United are also keeping tabs on another promising Partizan youngster, 19-year-old midfielder Adam Ljajic.