Heinze in transfer crunch with Fergie

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United are determined not to sell left back Heinze to their arch Premiership rivals, even though Liverpool have met a £6.8million price tag placed on him by Old Trafford chief executive David Gill.

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Heinze looks certain to have kicked his last ball for United

Heinze's lawyers are threatening to take United to court to force through a sale and have also asked the Premier League to consider mediation.

Last night the Argentina defender expressed his frustration at being caught in the middle of a dispute which he feels has little to do with football.

Heinze, who has been on extended holiday after playing in the Copa America, said: 'This weekend I will travel back to England and, like a professional, I will go to work in Manchester on Monday. I have asked for a meeting with manager Sir Alex Ferguson on Monday about my future. I'm sure that this meeting will tell me what my future is.

'I know that the offer of Liverpool is a good one but Manchester United have rejected it for reasons that are really outside of normal sporting issues.

'I'm totally convinced that if this offer had been made by another club then Manchester United would have considered it. The rivalry between these two clubs is enormous and now I am at the centre of it.'

Heinze has two years left on his contract but his lawyers claim that a letter sent to them by Gill at the end of last season saying he could leave for a set fee should now stand as a legal document.

United have so far stood firm on the matter and are confident that any independent body would side with them.

Heinze's name was jeered by some supporters during the club's 3-2 defeat to Inter Milan in a friendly at Old Trafford on Wednesday but the player himself is not concerned.

Heinze added: 'I always was a serious and professional player and during this summer I have not changed.'