"Former Manchester United goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel believes compatriot Anders Lindegaard lacks the quality required to play for the club."
Officials from Lindegaard's club, Aalesunds, are currently in Manchester and a deal in the region of £3.5 million is expected to be agreed soon.
Lindegaard, 26, is now a Denmark international, but he did not become a regular first-team player until his move to Norway in 2009.