Manchester United reportedly end interest in Pedro as player set for Chelsea medical

Ah the fickle nature of the transfer market.

While yesterday it was being reported that Pedro had agreed personal terms for a move to Manchester United, the breaking news today would suggest that there is no chance of the Spaniard wearing a red jersey this season. News from Manchester this morning suggests that Louis van Gaal has told Ed Woodward to end the pursuit of the Barcelona winger, despite the fact that Woodward had traveled to Spain this week to tie up the deal.

Pedro is due in London today to have a medical and sign for Chelsea. Full story will be on @telefootball shortly #cfc

— Matt Law (@Matt_Law_DT) August 19, 2015

Ed Woodward flying out to Barcelona to tie up the Pedro deal seems to have worked a treat — Oliver Holt (@OllieHolt22) August 19, 2015

Pedro checks in at Chelsea http://t.co/Eg3lbeyAmk pic.twitter.com/Cj15Xw0mVX

— MARCA in English (@MARCAinENGLISH) August 19, 2015

hearing my end now too that CFC looking to complete Pedro deal today...penny for Ed Woodward's thoughts — Simon Johnson (@sjstandardsport) August 19, 2015

Pedro doing his homework on Chelsea/United with mates at both said to be key in him reconsidering own first preference.

— Miguel Delaney (@MiguelDelaney) August 19, 2015

Whether United have a deal in place for a different player, a Thomas Muller for example, remains to be seen but it seems a pretty unusual move for the Manchester United manager given how much time they've put in to this transfer.