Major League Soccer club Chicago Fire are interested in luring Manchester United favourite Rio Ferdinand to the United States, according to the Daily Mail.

The Illinois-based club are eager to bring a British star to the side in order to compete with LA Galaxy, who boast a team including former Red Devil David Beckham and ex Tottenham Hotspur striker Robbie Keane.

The England international is reportedly open to a move to the MLS next summer as his contract at Old Trafford expires at the end of the season.

Meanwhile, the 32-year-old has been left out of the England squad to face Montenegro in the side's Euro 2012 qualifier on Friday.