West Ham are still waiting to see if Harry Maguire will opt to join them after a £30 million fee has been agreed with Manchester United
West Ham are still waiting to see if Harry Maguire will opt to join them after a £30 million fee has been agreed with Manchester United
West Ham are still waiting for Harry Maguire to decide whether to leave Manchester United after a £30 million fee was agreed between the clubs.
Manager David Moyes is keen on the 30-year-old centre-back, but before personal terms can be discussed, the Hammers are awaiting confirmation that Maguire is willing to make the move.
Maguire could still insist on staying at United, where he has a contract until 2025 with the option to extend for another year, or wait to see if other offers come for him in the club’s transfer window summer.
But West Ham are hopeful that he will see the benefits of joining them.
That includes offering the England international guaranteed playing time ahead of Euro 2024 next summer, while Moyes would also consider naming him captain immediately following Declan Rice’s departure to Arsenal.
West Ham are still waiting for Harry Maguire to decide whether to leave Manchester United
West Ham manager David Moyes is eager to sign Maguire after a £30m fee was agreed
Maguire has already been stripped of the United captaincy by Erik ten Hag, who is planning next season without him in his defense.
It remains to be seen what salary West Ham can offer Maguire, who is said to earn £190,000 a week at Old Trafford.
Moyes will be questioned about other potential signings from Maguire and West Ham, such as Southampton’s James Ward-Prowse, at his first press conference of the season on Friday afternoon. Lucas Paqueta will also be a talking point with Manchester City interested in the Hammers playmaker.
United manager Erik ten Hag has already stripped Maguire of the club captaincy
