Just one year after being voted Manchester United's young player of the year, South African international midfielder Quinton Fortune has been placed on the transfer list by the English Premiership champions.

Concerned by his lack of action in United's league campaign, Fortune decided to approach manager Alex Ferguson to find out whether he still figured in the team's plans for the new season.

"I'm 24-years-old and not getting younger. To improve my game I need to play regularly at the highest level, which in England is the Premiership.

"When I asked Alex about my future with the club he was very honest with me - he told me I wouldn't play as regularly as I would like to because I was challenging Ryan Giggs who is a great player," said Fortune.

While admitting it would be hard to leave a great club like United, Fortune said the need to play regular top-league football was much more important to him.

"Ever since I came to England as a 14-year-old when I joined the Tottenham Hotspur youth team, I've been dying to play in the Premier League.

"Not playing regularly at United means that my football career is stagnating," said Fortune.

International commitments

Although he is desperate for action, the Bafana Bafana midfielder said he is keen to remain in England. "I've been very happy here and of course, it would be great if I could join another English club."