Man Utd ‘dismiss loan offer’ from West Ham for ‘expensive’ player ‘not in Erik ten Hag’s plans’
According to reports, Man Utd are ‘open to selling’ Harry Maguire but they have ‘dismissed’ a ‘loan offer’ from West Ham for the England international.
Maguire endured a difficult season under Erik ten Hag last season as he was behind Lisandro Martinez, Raphael Varane and even Luke Shaw in the pecking order.
This comes after his performances declined during the 2021/22 campaign under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Ralf Rangnick.
The centre-back barely featured under Ten Hag in 2022/23 and he is up for sale ahead of next season. Man Utd are keen to sell Maguire to fund moves for their own targets.
Maguire was valued at £50m at the start of this summer, but United’s asking price for him has reportedly already been slashed to £35m.
The Englishman is reportedly ‘angry’ after being stripped of the United captaincy by Ten Hag and he’s now ‘ready to quit’ the Premier League giants.
The Guardian are now reporting that ‘West Ham have had a loan offer for Maguire dismissed by Man Utd and a £45m bid for João Palhinha turned away by Fulham’ (who want £80m for the midfielder).
United are ‘ready to listen to offers’ for Maguire, but it is noted that selling him ‘will not be easy’. West Ham are ‘exploring a loan deal with an option to buy’ as ‘they feel the cost of signing him on a permanent deal is too expensive’.
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Stan Collymore thinks it would be a “great deal” for West Ham if they sign Maguire, but Aston Villa and Tottenham could be “in the mix” for him.
“Having just turned 30 this year, I think Maguire would be a perfect addition for a progressive club. Clubs that are pushing for the European spots could do with many of the defender’s qualities as he has shown to be a very good club man, someone who can galvanise players and bring people together,” Collymore told Caught Offside.
“West Ham have been mooted and I think it would be a great deal for the Hammers. The Man United star will be motivated for the new season as the EUROS are at the end of it, so maybe you could throw clubs such as Tottenham and Aston Villa in the mix as well.”
“There are not many great defenders out there at the moment who are also impressive leaders, so for me, any club pushing for Europe would be a good fit for the England star.
“His next club will certainly be a step down from Man United but I don’t think that will affect his future with England as long as he is playing in the Premier League.
“Nevertheless, I think all this captaincy stuff that developed over the weekend could have been avoided with a simple conversation between Erik ten Hag and the player.”
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