Manchester United squad numbers available to targets Sergio Reguilon and Sofyan Amrabat

Manchester United are continuing to pursue the loan market in an attempt to bolster their squad before the 11pm transfer deadline on Friday night. But will late targets Sergio Reguilon and Sofyan Amrabat rubber-stamp proposed switches to Old Trafford before Europe's elite finalise their summer business?

Having finished third position in the Premier League last season - as well as ending the club's trophy hoodoo - Erik ten Hag and key figures behind the scenes moved decisively to sign Andre Onana, Mason Mount and Denmark ace Rasmus Hojlund for a combined £180million outlay. That was a huge chunk of the budget.

Further additions were, always, set to be governed by outgoings and United have generally struggled to generate much-needed cash from players thought to have been deemed surplus to requirements. Harry Maguire rejected an offer to join West Ham after an agreement in principle was reached.

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That would have been worth £30m to United and the money could have been thrown straight back into their transfer kitty. As things stand, though, they have also been unable to shift players such as Eric Bailly and Donny van de Beek with the only profitable outgoing being Dean Henderson to Crystal Palace for an initial £20m.

As such, loan recruits are more feasible heading into deadline day. Discussions are ongoing to, potentially, snap-up Reguilon and Amrabat from Tottenham and Fiorentina, respectively, in that regard.

United were forced back into the market for another left-back with Luke Shaw and Tyrell Malacia injured.