West Ham are unlikely to return in for Manchester United captain Harry Maguire after seeing a £20million bid knocked again, the PA information company understands.
The Previous Trafford giants made the England worldwide the costliest defender in historical past when bringing him in from Leicester for £80million in 2019.
Maguire was swiftly handed the captain’s armband, however an absence of type and sport time led Erik ten Hag to this month identify Bruno Fernandes as United’s new skipper.
After discussions with the supervisor at the moment he has knowledgeable me he’s altering captain. He outlined his causes to me and while I’m personally extraordinarily dissatisfied, I’ll proceed to provide my all each time I put on the shirt.
So I wished to say a large thanks to the… pic.twitter.com/TAOS0eisF1
— Harry Maguire (@HarryMaguire93) July 16, 2023
Quite a few golf equipment have been linked with a summer season transfer for the out-of-favour defender and West Ham have seen a £20m bid for the 30-year-old rejected.
PA understands the Europa Convention League winners are unlikely to make one other transfer for him after seeing that bid rebuffed.
Maguire has dropped down the pecking order at United beneath Ten Hag, but sources point out he’s nonetheless seen as a precious a part of the squad and careworn they aren’t forcing him out.
The defender has remained a key member of the England squad, regardless of enduring a poor 2022/23 marketing campaign, however his place might come beneath risk if issues don’t enhance earlier than Euro 2024.
