Maguire accepts to leave Man Utd
Harry Maguire increasingly accepts leaving Man Utd, the British Sun newspaper reported today. The Daily Mail also revealed that the captain's central defender is gradually approaching an agreement on leaving the club. "Red Devils" can accept a price of about 50 million USD, half of the figure bought from Leicester City in 2019.
Maguire has a contract until June 2025. Therefore, Man Utd can still sell at a relatively high price. Maguire will be more valuable if moved to another English club.
West Ham and Inter wanted to borrow in the January 2023 transfer window, but could not convince Maguire. The Italian team can return to buy permanently in the summer transfer window.
Maguire was the mainstay of England's semi-finals in the 2018 World Cup. A year later, Man Utd made him the most expensive defender in the world when he bought it for $ 97 million. After the first two seasons playing a total of 107 games, Maguire gradually declined in form and confidence.
Season 2021-2022, he only played for Man Utd 37 matches. After half-way through this season, the captain's central defender continues to disappoint with 19 matches, including 10 matches and five starts in the Premier League.
Coach Ten Hag is using the central defender pair Raphael Varane - Lisandro Martinez. Even when Martinez is not playing, he prioritizes pulling left-back Luke Shaw in to play central defender. According to the Sun, Maguire wants to regain his starting position at another club instead of continuing to sit on the bench at Old Trafford.
In the last match of Man Utd, Maguire started next to Shaw. He once again made the audience lose confidence when he handled slowly and lost the ball. Man Utd's defense only got better after Martinez came on in the second half. After stabilizing the bottom line, the "Red Devils" had two goals against Leeds thanks to Marcus Rashford in the 80th minute and Alejandro Garnacho in the 85th minute.
Man Utd is third in the Premier League. They own 46 points after 23 games, five points behind Arsenal and played two more games. Elsewhere, Man Utd reached the League Cup final, FA Cup fifth round and Europa League play-off round.
