Manchester United were put through their paces on day two of their warm weather training camp in Dubai - with manager Jose Mourinho taking a hands-on approach.
The Germany international has not played for Dortmund since suffering knee ligament damage in May last year and only has 18 months left on his existing contract.
The promoter claimed last month that a meeting with Fury was 'un-makeable', with Joshua also claiming it was 'fantasy' to believe the fight could happen in 2018. But now AJ's team are more optimistic.
However, that has not stopped the former Manchester United manager from having another crack as he has named his horse Clan Des Obeaux as one of the initial entries.
He is on a season-long loan at the Mestalla, but some reports had raised the possibility of him heading back to Manchester United early. That does not appear to be on the cards, though.