Zaha heads to St George's Park for medical as United outcast completes Cardiff move... with Stoke hitman Jones and defender Fabio set to follow

Manchester United duo Wilfried Zaha and Fabio Da Silva are closing in on moves to Cardiff City.

United winger Zaha is undergoing a medical at St George’s Park ahead of a loan switch until the end of the season, while defender Fabio is set to pen a permanent deal.

Zaha has been a target for Cardiff since October, as Sportsmail revealed, and a source close to the player expects the move to be wrapped on Sunday. 

But despite United’s initial reluctance to let the winger leave Old Trafford, David Moyes has now determined that he will benefit from spending the rest of the season in south Wales.

Zaha will be joined by his United team-mate Fabio, who is set to join the Welsh club on a permanent basis after passing a medical.

The Brazilian's contract expires this summer and he does not figure in Moyes' plans after making just one Premier League appearance all season.

Bluebirds boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is believed to have agreed a minimal fee for Fabio's services in order to sign him now rather than for free in July

Kenwyne Jones of Stoke is also undergoing a medical as part of a swap deal with Peter Odemwingie.

Sportsmail understands that Cardiff will pick up the tab for Zaha’s wages – his basic pay is believed to be £35,000 a week – and he will not be eligible to face United in the Barclays Premier League on Tuesday. A loan fee of £1.5m is believed to have been paid to United.

Regardless of Zaha’s behaviour, which has concerned Moyes, it is a significant coup for Solskjaer, who has been determined to mould a more aggressive team than the one that played under Malky Mackay.