Man Utd UNVEILED Mesut Ozil as its player and confirmed the transfer of another unknown striker in Bebe

Mesut Ozil apparently looks all set to join Manchester United - after the club's website placed a template of his profile among their first team.

The club have not confirmed the signing, but the profile on the site has only fuelled rumors that the Werder Bremen play-maker is on his way to Old Trafford.

Yet United have moved quickly to pour cold water on the imminent arrival of one of the world's hottest talents, dismissing the e-error as little more than a technical glitch.

It would not be the first time a club has prematurely announced a player on their website.

Arsenal, in error,  published a small feature on Sol Campbell's return to the club before his signing had been fully announced in January earlier this year.

It is still not known if the profile has appeared as a result of the site being hacked but the profile can still be accessed by clicking here.

Manchester United have pulled off another surprise transfer coup by signing Portuguese striker Bebe - heading off interest from rivals Real Madrid.

The 20-year-old is regarded as one of the best young talents in Portuguese football and United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has quickly made his move after being tipped off by former coach Carlos Queiroz.

The fee is believed to be in the region of £7m.

Bebe only joined Vitoria Guimaraes in January but has caught the eye with a glut of goals. He is 6ft 3ins tall, good in the air, quick and has a strong right foot.

Ferguson is believed to have met the player for the first time on Tuesday, when he flew to Portugal to be a witness for Queiroz in a disciplinary case with the Portuguese football federation.

Although Bebe is not expected to play a prominent role in United's first-team this season, Fergie moved for him on the advice of Quieroz, who said the 20-year-old was too good a prospect to turn down at such a relatively low price.

Bebe is said to be an accomplished striker with a poacher's instinct in front of goal, but his arrival at Old Trafford is still a major shock, given Fergie's insistence that he was happy with the current make-up of his squad.

The dreadlocked front man, who who was raised in an orphanage after spending part of his childhood on the streets, played for Portugal in the homeless World Cup and his signing represents something of a gamble for United, given his low-profile and inexperience at the highest level.

A statement released by Manchester United last night read: "Manchester United is pleased to announce it has reached agreement with Portuguese club Vitoria de Guimaraes for the purchase of 20-year-old striker Tiago Manuel Dias Correia - better known as Bebe -for an undisclosed fee, subject to a successful medical in Manchester later this week."

United have no intention of sending Bebe out on loan and United's newest signing will provide competition for their current strikers Wayne Rooney, Dimitar Berbatov, Michael Owen, Federico Macheda and Javier Hernandez.