Collymore’s column: Man United could have handled the Harry Maguire situation better, Liverpool should break the bank for Premier League midfielder and what Romelu Lukaku needs to do to find a new club
In his exclusive column for CaughtOffside, former Liverpool attacker Stan Collymore discusses some of football’s biggest talking points, including the future of Harry Maguire after being stripped of the Man United captaincy, who Liverpool should sign as Fabinho’s replacement, will Declan Rice help Arsenal close the gap to Man City and Romelu Lukaku’s future, plus more.
Erik ten Hag could have handled Man United’s captain situation betterSunday saw Harry Maguire announce that he is no longer captain of Man United, so what does that mean for his future at Old Trafford? Having just turned 30 this year, I think Maguire would be a perfect addition for a progressive club. Clubs that are pushing for the European spots could do with many of the defender’s qualities as he has shown to be a very good club man, someone who can galvanise players and bring people together.
West Ham have been mooted and I think it would be a great deal for the Hammers. The Man United star will be motivated for the new season as the EUROS are at the end of it, so maybe you could throw clubs such as Tottenham and Aston Villa in the mix as well. There are not many great defenders out there at the moment who are also impressive leaders, so for me, any club pushing for Europe would be a good fit for the England star.
His next club will certainly be a step down from Man United but I don’t think that will affect his future with England as long as he is playing in the Premier League.
Nevertheless, I think all this captaincy stuff that developed over the weekend could have been avoided with a simple conversation between Erik ten Hag and the player. The Man United manager has every right to change his captain, but it might have been best to simply tell Maguire that
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