Manchester United agree £85m deal for transfer of Harry Maguire, Solskjaer reveals Red Devils are working on more signings, and more Manchester United Transfer News: August 2, 2019

By Deepungsu Pandit

Modified Aug 02, 2019 21:15 GMT

Harry Maguire will have his medical on Saturday ahead of his move to Manchester United

#4 Solskjaer reveals United are working on more signings

Solskjaer remains hopeful of more additions to the Manchester United squad this summer

In an interview with Sky Sports, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer revealed that United were still working on a few more target. The Red Devils have already signed Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Daniel James this summer, while Harry Maguire is all set to join United as well. The Red Devils are linked with a move for Sporting Lisbon's Bruno Fernandes, while the club is also working with Juventus to complete a swap deal involving wantaway striker Romelu Lukaku and Argentinean ace Paulo Dybala.

Speaking to Sky Sports News, the United manager admitted that the nature of the current transfer market makes it very difficult to complete deals. But he remains hopeful of getting his preferred players in before the start of the season.

We're looking good. Of course we've been working on a few cases over the summer. It's never easy.

The club has been very good and the market is very hard.

We're trying to get to the start of the season with the squad that we want.

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