Where Manchester United stand on Frenkie de Jong amid reports he prefers Chelsea

Manchester United commence their Premier League season against Brighton on Sunday afternoon and it remains all-systems go on and off the training ground before that curtain raiser.

After signing Tyrell Malacia, Christian Eriksen and Lisandro Martinez this summer, Erik ten Hag continues to pursue his priority target, Frenkie de Jong, while speculation over Cristiano Ronaldo's future is still at fever pitch even after his return to Carrington - lacing up his boots for the first time this pre-season against Rayo Vallecano.

During his latest Q&A session with supporters, the MEN's chief Manchester United writer Samuel Luckhurst spoke about transfer business, selection dilemmas and a whole range of other subjects - bringing you closer to what goes on behind the scenes at Old Trafford.

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Here are the highlights from that Q&A session;

Q: Do you expect many more ins/outs from United? Are the club sources maintaining that they are 'busy' and any specifics to what they are working on?

SL: I do think they will sign one or two more players but only because they have to. It's already a failing of the new regime that the season starts in three days and they have not recruited for either of their priority positions.

United always expected outgoings would be busier towards the end of the window because - let's face it - there's not a market for United duds. Nobody wants to pay a fee for flops on high wages and obscenely long contracts. So there will be more loans than sales (if there are any more of those).

Q: What's the latest on [Jadon] Sancho? Is he going to be available for selection for Brighton?

SL: They'll give him until the final session on Saturday - if needed - to be fit. He was out for a