Eden Hazard has confirmed he is England bound and the role he is offered will be key when he picks between the Manchester clubs and Chelsea.
Belgian forward Hazard, 21, is poised to leave French club Lille for an expensive transfer to the Premier League, where he has been coveted by several clubs.
He claims three of the biggest teams in the country are now waiting to hear if he will accept their approaches.
Hazard told Belgian news website HLN: "I do not know when I'll make a decision about my future club.
"It will anyway be Manchester City, Manchester United or Chelsea.
"The decision will depend on the amount of play I would see and the position where I would play.
"Not everyone can say that he can make a choice between the three top clubs."
Hazard's agent John Bico said this week that agreement on personal terms has been reached with all parties interested in the young Belgium international.
Lille, however, said at the start of the week that they had not received a firm bid for Hazard.
Belgium play Montenegro in Brussels on Friday and then take on England at Wembley on June 2, after which Hazard is set to announce his destination.
John Hudson
8:37am on 25/5/2012
What a tart, thinking he can just pick and choose. What happened to playing for the shirt?
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9:11am on 25/5/2012
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Andrew Rhodes
10:30am on 25/5/2012
Those days are gone,but by what he has apparently said it sounds promising,he knows coming to united means he will get more game time and have the perfect manager to hone his talent