Manuel Ugarte signs, £50m surprise, four sold - Man United dream end to summer window

The clock is ticking towards 11pm on Friday night as Manchester United and fellow Premier League clubs continue to piece together transfer puzzles.

United are gunning for one more first-team signing, and there could be as many as three departures sanctioned by Ineos before the window closes. Scott McTominay, Hannibal Mejbri and Jadon Sancho are being shoe-horned towards the door at Old Trafford, and Manuel Ugarte remains their top inbound target. United and PSG have held positive discussions over his proposed transfer, and there are a number of options still on the table.

United could sign the 23-year-old in a deal similar to Sofyan Amrabat last summer. A loan first move with either an option or obligation to buy appears to be most likely unless McTominay leaves permanently.

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Napoli are in the market for him. As for Sancho, meanwhile, United and Italian outfit Juventus are set for talks on a possible switch as August 30 looms ever closer, with Hannibal generating interest from Burnley.

As always, there are plenty of moving parts at play, especially surrounding Ugarte and what effect a departure for McTominay will have on the final stages of that long-standing pursuit. Ugarte has been on the radar for some time, as United seek cover and competition for Casemiro in their engine room.

It's a move that will also allow Erik ten Hag to rotate Casemiro and the emerging Kobbie Mainoo more freely. But what might happen in a dream scenario between now and 11pm on Friday night?

Permanent exits for Hannibal, McTominay and Sancho would seemingly cover any expenditure for Ugarte, while it could even give