Harry Maguire has admitted that Manchester United would have to pay him to move to West Ham.

“Maguire demands huge compensation to leave West Ham,” the Sun reported on Friday.

Maguire is a center back who was highly touted to anchor the United defense when he joined the club. Back in 2019, when Maguire was playing for Leicester City, United paid a whopping £80 million to bring him to the club, breaking the all-time transfer record for a defender. The record set by United and Maguire has yet to be broken, and Maguire remains the most expensive defender in the world.

However, Maguire hasn’t quite lived up to his price tag, and his form has declined each season. After appearing in all 38 league games in his first season and seemingly living up to expectations, he has since fallen into a steady decline, with his shortcomings becoming more pronounced each season. From the 2020/21 season, he began to be criticized by fans for his frequent mistakes despite being a regular starter, and in 2021/22 he was given plenty of chances, starting 28 games, but was considered to have the biggest stake in United’s decline in the standings.

By the 2022/23 season, he was completely pushed out of the starting lineup. With new signing Lisandro Martinez partnering Rafael Varane as the first-choice center back, Maguire lost his place in the team, starting just eight league games. This summer, the captain’s armband was handed over to Bruno Fernandes, with some suggesting a move was imminent.

United decided to sell Maguire and overhaul their defense, but with reports that Maguire wanted to stay at the club and compete, it looked like the pair would continue to be linked. However, that changed when West Ham showed interest in Maguire.

“West Ham have agreed a deal in principle with Manchester United for Harry Maguire for a fee of £30 million,” Fabrizio Romano, an expert on the European soccer transfer market, wrote on social media on Sept. 9.

The Hammers were keen on Maguire, building on the £150 million ($175.6 million) transfer fee they received for the sale of team captain Declan Rice to Arsenal, and it appears they have agreed a deal with United for £30 million, leaving only a personal agreement and medical to be completed.

“The key parts of the deal are still under discussion, but the transfer fee has been agreed,” Romano said, “and the personal negotiations with the player will be discussed shortly.” However, there was still some chance that the deal could fall apart at the final stage, with reports suggesting that Maguire only wanted a move to a big club with the intention of staying at United.

West Ham are being considered as the centerpiece of Maguire’s future. The Hammers are already planning to make him captain, and there have been reports that David Moyes plans to use him as a key part of his defense.

This is why Maguire is demanding that United pay him a compensation fee to join West Ham.

According to The Sun, “Maguire is demanding a £15 million compensation fee from United to join West Ham. United have also offered Maguire a £6 million transfer bonus. However, Maguire is demanding more than double as he faces a wage cut.”

According to reports, Maguire is currently earning around £190,000 a week at United, but would have to reduce his wages to £120,000 a week to join West Ham. This would amount to a wage cut of around £14.5 million over the course of his four-year contract, so Maguire is likely to want the club to compensate him for this.

Meanwhile, United are in a difficult position as they will not be able to make any new defensive additions unless Maguire decides to leave.

United were recently reported to be targeting Bayern Munich defender Benjamin Pavard to bolster their defense.카지노사이트

However, according to British outlet Sky Sports, “Favre will fight as hard as possible to move from Munich to United. Talks between the clubs are already underway, but the deal will only go ahead if Harry Maguire leaves the club. United have agreed a deal for Maguire, but it is still in place as a personal agreement.”

Ultimately, it seems that United will have to let Maguire go, even if it means paying a compensation fee, in order to bring in a new defender.