United Close To Lindegaard Signing

Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson expects to complete the signing of goalkeeper Anders Lindegaard within two to three weeks.

The 26-year-old, who plays for Norwegian side Aalesund, will be brought in as cover for Edwin van der Sar, 40 and Tomasz Kuszczak, 28.

The fee for the Denmark international is reported to be about £3.5m.

"It is not completed at the moment but there has not been a hiccup either," said Ferguson.

"It will probably happen in the next two or three weeks."

Van der Sar had been tipped to quit at the end of the season by United goalkeeping coach Eric Steele, although he later dismissed those claims on a Dutch website. Meanwhile, it remains unclear whether second-choice keeper Kuszczak has done enough to convince Ferguson he can be anything more than a backup.

However, United and Denmark legend Peter Schmeichel has claimed that Lindegaard, who has four caps for Denmark, is not good enough for the Red Devils.