According to today's Sun, the Manchester United boss is preparing a £20m swoop for the ex-Ajax star:
Huntelaar, 25, has struggled to make an impact in
And he has fallen further down the pecking order following the arrivals of Cristiano Ronaldo, Kaka and Karim Benzema.
Now Fergie, is ready to make a new bid to land him after losing out on Benzema.
An Old Trafford source said: "Huntelaar is somebody we have known about for a good while. There was more than a passing interest last time out."