Marcus Rashford appeared to confirm Jadon Sancho's imminent transfer to Manchester United on Tuesday night.
The England international replied to a supporter asking for him to 'announce Sancho' by simply tweeting 'yes x' in reply.
Rashford eventually deleted the reply, but not before it could be liked over 51,000 times and shared widely over social media. Another screenshot showed him replying to a United fan asking him to announce Sancho by saying "not just yet" with a laughing emoji.
Taking to Twitter on Wednesday morning the United forward claimed he had experienced 'a little hack' on his account — something that explains his unlikely social media behaviour.
Nevertheless many supporters believe Rashford is well aware of the imminent arrival of his close friend to Old Trafford, with United expected to complete a deal for Sancho in the coming days.
Sancho, 21, has agreed personal terms in principle and an up-front fee of €85m (£73m) has been settled on, with Borussia Dortmund attempting to extract up to €15m in add-ons.
Discussions are ongoing about the structure of the payments and the majority of the add-ons have been described as 'achievable'. Dortmund are also believed to have insisted on add-ons depending on United possibly winning the Champions League.
Manchester City will receive 15 per cent of the Sancho fee owing to a sell-on clause they negotiated as part of his £8m move to Dortmund in 2017.
The MEN first revealed United's interest in Sancho when they attempted to sign him from City in 2017.
