Manchester United have been dealt a real transfer blow following Bayern CEO Karl-Heinz Rummenigge's announcement that Toni Kroos will be staying Munich next year.

Capable of playing behind the striker and deeper in midfield, Toni Kroos, who has been labeled by many as the "archetype of the modern midfielder", was an ideal solution for David Moyes' ailing team who have been in dire need of a real midfield general to add steel to the middle of the park since Paul Scholes' retirement.

With the Bavarian supremo's stern remarks, it appears the Red Devils can consider their hopes of landing the 24-year-old German officially over. So, who do they turn to next?