Manchester United transfer news LIVE Antony addresses future plus Casemiro and Ronaldo updates

There are just 12 days left until the deadline day and Manchester United's transfer activity is ramping up.

Fans are keenly anticipating the unveiling of Casemiro, who will be the long-awaited defensive midfielder the club have been crying out for. The 30-year-old may cost north of £60m when fees are all included, but it's one major box that will be ticked off.

Erik ten Hag is keen to bolster his attacking options too and the club have been linked a number of wingers. Connections with Antony have re-emerged after reports that the player has missed training amid a 'strike'.

He is said to be keen on a reunion with his former Ajax boss at Old Trafford and failed to commit his future to his current club when asked to.

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At first it was Frenkie de Jong, then it was Frenkie de Jong, all summer long it was Frenkie de Jong, now it is Casemiro.

Manchester United's standards have slipped on the pitch and they have operated with a scattergun approach off it throughout the transfer window, but regardless of how they landed on Casemiro, they have have settled on the type of player they needed most.

Erik ten Hag has been accused in some quarters of veering off course, abandoning his philosophy early doors and giving up on his quest to sign a slick, progressive, deep-lying playmaker in favour of landing a traditional enforcer.

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Ajax winger Antony has addressed his future at the Amsterdam club amid interest from Manchester United this summer.

The Brazilian scored on the opening weekend of the Eredivisie season as Ajax thrashed FC Groningen