When the transfer window opened a little over a month ago Manchester United made it clear their priority this summer was strengthening in midfield and attack, something Erik ten Hag has since reiterated on the club's pre-season tour.
It was expected that United would focus on those positions first, before seeing how much was left in the kitty to focus on other areas, but as so often happens with plans in transfer windows, it hasn't worked out that way.
Frenkie de Jong is Ten Hag's top target in midfield but that deal with Barcelona is continuing to drag on and the end doesn't look to be in sight just yet, particularly after the Dutchman was included in the Catalan club's US tour squad on Saturday. United were also frustrated with their attempts to negotiate with Ajax for Antony and that deal looks unlikely to happen now.
