Man United transfer news LIVE Eze plan plus Hojlund 'worry', Romero 'offer' and Antony latest

Hello! Welcome to the dedicated Manchester United live blog from MEN Sport as the return of the Premier League is back on the horizon. For Erik ten Hag it's a big few days ahead.

The United boss still has some big questions around his squad with both Antony and Casemiro the subject of interest from Turkey. There are just two more full days until that slams shut on September 12 though, effectively ending any hopes of finding the pair new destinations.

At the current moment, an exit for either looks unlikely. The same is true of signing Adrien Rabiot. He is still a free agent after a frustrating summer of not being picked up, and the French midfielder is once more being offered around.

We'll also have the latest on United's chase for a left-back and links to Crystal Palace attacker Eberechi Eze. The England ace is a target for the club ahead of the 2025 summer window (still some way off, we know), with plans in place to get him already emerging.

Elsewhere Jarrad Branthwaite is another to keep an eye on. We'll have all of this and much more to come with England in action against Finland tonight before attention truly turns to taking on Southampton on Saturday afternoon.

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United's new centre-back is being tipped for big things with his country.

That's after former Holland player Willem van Hanegemclaimed that captaincy is weighing on Virgil van Dijk and impacting his performances.

“The question is whether you are that leader if it all costs so much energy to be captain.

“Van Dijk can still go on for a while, but if that bond is a hindrance, you give him to someone else, don’t you?”

On De Ligt, he added: