Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United have both made progress in their pursuit of Mateus Fernandes, and both clubs are now attempting to land the defining blow in the transfer race.Over the last few days, it has emerged that Spurs are closing in on agreeing personal terms for Fernandes, who is allegedly open to a move across London to N17.Tottenham are growing confident of beating Man United to Fernandes’ signature even though the Red Devils have also made significant progress in the deal.It has now emerged that Michael Carrick’s side are now looking to push ahead of the Lilywhites and conclude the deal for the 21-year-old.Photo by Julian Finney/Getty ImagesMan United agree personal terms with Tottenham target Mateus FernandesFootball Insider now say that Spurs are ‘close’ to agreeing personal terms with Fernandes, while Man United already have a full agreement in palce with the midfielder.Having got the green light from the player’s side, United are now ‘making progress’ on a full transfer agreement with West Ham.While the Hammers are holding out for £80m for the Portuguese star, the Old Trafford hierarchy are hoping to conclude a deal for a fee in the region of £65m plus add-ons.It thus appears that the Lilywhites may have to speed up their pursuit, with the race for Fernandes now accelerating between the two Premier League giants.Man United feel they have two advantages over Spurs in Fernandes raceFootball Insider say that United chiefs are hopeful that the offer of Champions League football will allow them to beat the Lilywhites to the former Southampton man.However, it is made clear that the Manchester club have no intention of getting drawn into a bidding war with Tottenham over Fernandes.It was reported by TEAMtalk a couple of days ago that United are confident the West Ham man wants to play alongside his international teammate Bruno Fernandes at Old Trafford.It appears that the feeling at United is that they are in the driver’s seat in the race for the Sporting Lisbon academy graduate.READ MORE: Bayern Munich monitoring Tottenham star amid rumoured £45m price tagThe post Man United vs Tottenham: Mateus Fernandes transfer race heats up as personal terms agreed appeared first on Spurs Web.