Man Utd may have to PAY £10m to get rid of Maguire
Suraj Radia
- Updated: 10 Aug 2023 09:25 BST
- 4 min read
Manchester United may be forced into making a pay-off of as much as £10 million to push through Harry Maguire’s move to West Ham after agreeing to sell the defender.
United struck a deal worth £30m with the Hammers after initially rejecting bids of £20m as well as a joint proposal for both Maguire and Scott McTominay.
Maguire will now travel to London for talks and personal terms are not expected to be an issue, with West Ham boss David Moyes’ admiration for the England international thought to be a key selling point.
However, Maguire will likely be forced into taking significantly lower wages than his salary at Old Trafford, with the 30-year-old still having two years remaining on his current deal worth a reported £190,000-per-week.
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West Ham’s highest earner, by comparison, is understood to be Lucas Paqueta on roughly £150,000-per-week and Maguire is expected to be offered a long-term contract with a weekly wage of £100,000.
The drop off for the remainder of Maguire’s United contract would be a total of just under £10m and Erik ten Hag’s side could compensate the former club captain in order to complete the transfer, according to the Daily Mail.
End of an era for Maguire under Ten Hag
Maguire is set to bring an end to his turbulent four-year spell at United after becoming the world’s most expensive defender in 2019 when he signed from Leicester for £80m.
Ten Hag’s arrival last year saw Maguire lose his place in the line-up to new signing Lisandro Martinez, limiting him to just eight Premier League starts last season.
While Ten Hag was full of praise for Maguire throughout the campaign, the defender’s future was always in doubt due to his error-prone performances and a desire for a quicker, younger option.
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Maguire lost the club captaincy to Bruno Fernandes this summer, all but confirming Ten Hag’s preference to move on, and a process is now in place to sign a replacement, with Jean-Clair Todibo and Benjamin Pavard the favourites to be brought in.
