The club’s registration headache has been partly resolved through some dramatic internal manoeuvring involving captain Marc-André ter Stegen. The German keeper initially refused to sign a long-term medical leave agreement that would clear 80 per cent of his wages and help the club comply with financial rules.

Barcelona have produced a surprise for Marcus Rashford just hours before their La Liga campaign begins with a fixture against Mallorca away from home.

Marcus Rashford says Man Utd ‘in no man’s land’ as transition ‘has not started’ - The 27-year-old forward left his boyhood club last month for a season-long loan at Barcelona.