United are set to sign the England international in a £80million deal after a summer-long chase.
Solskjaer declined to comment on the Maguire move during an interview ahead of the International Champions Cup game with Milan in Cardiff on Saturday.
But the United boss told Press Association Sport: “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’.
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