Ole Gunnar Solskjaer expects Manchester United to complete "one or two" deals before next week's transfer deadline after agreeing a fee with Leicester for England centre-back Harry Maguire.
United will pay £80million for the 26-year-old, with the deal subject to a medical and personal terms, though with Maguire keen to make the step up the latter should prove no obstacle.
Solskjaer declined to comment on the Maguire deal during an interview ahead of the International Champions Cup game with Milan in Cardiff on Saturday.
But the United boss told PA: "We still hope one or two deals can be done. We've been working on cases for a long time and suddenly the deal can be done when it's dragging on.
"As a club we've had targets, but as a coach and manager when you go out on the pitch you have to work with the ones you have.
"You can't think 'what if he comes' or 'if he's sold'.
"The reality is you have to work with the ones that are there. I've never been thinking 'I'll play him there but he's coming in'.
"Everyone who has been in pre-season has a big part to play and most of them have impressed.
"But it (transfer speculation) doesn't stop (after the deadline) because you still have to plan for the next transfer window and next summer."
Romelu Lukaku, who has not played in pre-season ahead of a possible move to Italy, Matteo Darmian and Joel Pereira are also missing from the squad in Cardiff.
United are unbeaten so far in pre-season with wins over Perth Glory, Leeds, Inter Milan, Tottenham and Kristiansund.
"Pre-season is about laying the foundations for the season," said Solskjaer. "We have done really well and won five games, but that is not the point.
"You want to lay down your principles, how you want to play and the fitness work. We've looked sharper and sharper and I think we're looking strong for that first weekend.
"I hope we've started on something. We've had five weeks of good work. The boys were pretty fit when they came back and the tactical work has been good as well."
