Manchester United fans were sent into a spin on Sunday as the club's official photographer Craig Norwood followed Morgan Schneiderlin on Twitter.
Louis van Gaal is looking for a deep-lying midfielder but it is understood Bayern Munich's Bastian Schweinsteiger is the Dutchman's preferred option.
If the Germany international opts against a reunion with Van Gaal, who managed him at Bayern between 2009-2011, Schneiderlin would be seen as another strong addition to the midfield.
The France international has been in talks with the club and United's press photographer has since followed the midfielder on social media, leading to speculation among supporters that a deal has been agreed.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Craig Norwood followed Juan Mata before he signed, he's now doing the same with Morgan Schneirderlin.— Manchester United© (@Magic_Memphis) <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/Magic_Memphis/status/615192974696280064" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-16471-https://twitter.com/Magic_Memphis/status/615192974696280064" data-vars-event-id="c23">June 28, 2015</a>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="en"><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WelcomeMorgan?src=hash" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-16471-https://twitter.com/hashtag/WelcomeMorgan?src=hash" data-vars-event-id="c23">#WelcomeMorgan</a> (Hope there aren't any unpleasant last minute surprises tho)— Gledis Kodra (@GledisKodra) <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/GledisKodra/status/615195346336129024" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-16471-https://twitter.com/GledisKodra/status/615195346336129024" data-vars-event-id="c23">June 28, 2015</a>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">When <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/CraigNorwood" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-16471-https://twitter.com/CraigNorwood" data-vars-event-id="c23">@CraigNorwood</a> follows <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/SchneiderlinMo4" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-16471-https://twitter.com/SchneiderlinMo4" data-vars-event-id="c23">@SchneiderlinMo4</a> you know it's as good as done! <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/mufc?src=hash" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-16471-https://twitter.com/hashtag/mufc?src=hash" data-vars-event-id="c23">#mufc</a>— Serge Adam (@SergeMUFC) <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/SergeMUFC/status/615188671260704768" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-16471-https://twitter.com/SergeMUFC/status/615188671260704768" data-vars-event-id="c23">June 28, 2015</a>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Manchester United's photographer Craig Norwood now start following Schneiderlin. [<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/CraigNorwood" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-16471-https://twitter.com/CraigNorwood" data-vars-event-id="c23">@CraigNorwood</a>] <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MUFC?src=hash" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-16471-https://twitter.com/hashtag/MUFC?src=hash" data-vars-event-id="c23">#MUFC</a>— Manchester United (@ManUtdUpdates_) <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/ManUtdUpdates_/status/615192076469170176" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-16471-https://twitter.com/ManUtdUpdates_/status/615192076469170176" data-vars-event-id="c23">June 28, 2015</a>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="en"><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/CraigNorwood" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-16471-https://twitter.com/CraigNorwood" data-vars-event-id="c23">@CraigNorwood</a> you be a 'Sky source' next mate <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://www.awin1.com/awclick.php?mid=9&id=222025&p=http://t.co/UGeDbb1Phe" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-16471-http://t.co/UGeDbb1Phe" data-vars-event-id="c23">pic.twitter.com/UGeDbb1Phe</a>— Steve Bibby (@stevebibby_) <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/stevebibby_/status/615198891269595136" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-16471-https://twitter.com/stevebibby_/status/615198891269595136" data-vars-event-id="c23">June 28, 2015</a>
While others were getting carried away, some saw the funny side...
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">I think <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/CraigNorwood" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-16471-https://twitter.com/CraigNorwood" data-vars-event-id="c23">@CraigNorwood</a> should follow Messi just for bantz.— Full Time DEVILS (@FullTimeDEVILS) <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/FullTimeDEVILS/status/615195804962299904" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-16471-https://twitter.com/FullTimeDEVILS/status/615195804962299904" data-vars-event-id="c23">June 28, 2015</a>
The excitement comes after Arsenal's photographer last week followed Petr Cech, triggering a similar response from the Gunners faithful. On that occasion, however, the Gunners media man Stuart MacFarlane moved to distance himself from suggestions he knows about transfer negotiations.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Funny people think I know what's going on with transfers, just a photographer. I'm an Arsenal fan like you and follow all the media rubbish— Stuart MacFarlane (@Stuart_PhotoAFC) <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/Stuart_PhotoAFC/status/612350539309936640" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-16471-https://twitter.com/Stuart_PhotoAFC/status/612350539309936640" data-vars-event-id="c23">June 20, 2015</a>
