Per A Bola, United are pursuing a loan with an obligation to buy for PSR reasons.
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Inacio, who has been a United target in the past, played for boss Ruben Amorim at Sporting.
A winter deal would be unusual, given Amorim stated he would not be signing any Sporting players midseason.
United have also been linked to Sporting’s star striker Viktor Gyokeres in recent months.