According France to the newspaper, Manchester United have made a certain breakthrough in the transfer of Manuel · Ugarte, and Paris Saint-Germain are ready to accept a loan offer for the midfielder, who has already reached a personal agreement with the Red Devils, and there is no obstacle in this regard.

Ten Hag is keen to bolster his midfield defence this summer, and the 23-year-old fits that standard. Ugarte turned down Chelsea's offer last summer to move to Paris Saint-Germain, but was gradually abandoned because his style did not suit Luiz· Enrique's needs, and as Joao ·Neves prepares to join Paris from Benfica for a transfer fee of €70 million, he will be a complete outcast.

But at Manchester United, the situation is different, the team wants a purely defensive midfield, so Ugarte is keen to move to Old Trafford. But Manchester United's negotiations with Paris Saint-Germain last month stalled, with the transfer fee reportedly demanded by Paris approaching €70 million (£60 million).

However, according to The Athletic, United will propose an agreement to first spend a season on loan, which will include a loan fee and a sizable mandatory buy-out clause for next summer.

For example, he will be on loan at Ugarte for 10 million euros this summer and 50 million next year. In this way, Paris can book a high price for Ugarte, while Manchester United can avoid paying exorbitant transfer fees this summer, which can satisfy both parties.

Manchester United have signed two players this summer, centre-forward Joshua · Zirkze and centre-back Lenny · Yoro. However, Yoro was out for three months with a metatarsal fracture on his second appearance, and Ten Hag had to continue buying people while the club had a limited budget to live within their means.

Denmark centre-forward Hojlund also suffered a hamstring injury in the same game against Arsenal and will be sidelined for six weeks. Marcus Rashford and Antony also limped off the pitch in United's win over Real Betis, the extent of their injuries is still unclear.

Asked about the fitness of Marcus Rashford and Antony at United's pre-match press conference for Liverpool on Thursday, Ten Hag replied: "We have to wait. Of course, we don't want to risk our last game before the pre-season that starts next week. We're going to play an important game, and it's only been 24 hours since the last game. We'll have to make a final assessment to see if they're ready for Saturday's game against Liverpool.'

Ten Hag also admits he may have to wait a while before bringing in more players. "Every club has these limitations," Ten Hag said, "and every club faces the FFP financial fair play rules. We have to manage that as well as we can and recruit the best team."

Ten Hag has also revealed that Alejandro· Garnacho and Lisandro · Martinez will return to Carrington to train and could face Manchester City in next week's Community Shield tie. "We have a plan for everyone to come home. Plans are now being implemented. Garnacho will be back tomorrow (Friday) to start training and Lima will start training on Monday. Each player has his own plan."

However, Hojlund and Joro will miss the Premier League at the start of the new season, and United will be forced to bring in more new players in defence and attack. Brentford striker Ivan · Toney is back as an option for Manchester United, with the club also interested in Bayern Munich's centre-back De Ligt and Everton's England international Jarrad · Branthwaite.

Manchester United kick off the league season with Manchester City in the Community Shield on Saturday 10 August and Fulham at home on Friday 16 August, with time running out for the INEOS team to buy.