West Ham close in on £30m Harry Maguire transfer as 'agreement reached' with Man United
West Ham have reportedly reached an agreement in principle with Manchester United for the transfer of Harry Maguire.
The England international has fallen down the pecking order at Old Trafford under Erik ten Hag and has been made available in the transfer window, with the Hammers showing interest throughout the summer.
Now the two clubs have agreed on a £30million fee with United for the defender, according to the Athletic. The verbal agreement between the two clubs is still subject to final, key points on deal structure, while West Ham are confident they can agree to personal terms with Maguire and his camp.
Maguire remains the most expensive defender in history after his £80million move from Leicester City in 2019 but the 30-year-old has failed to live up to that price tag during his four seasons in Manchester.
The defender was stripped of the United captaincy earlier this summer after making just eight starts in the Premier League last season, with ten Hag preferring Raphael Varane and Lisandro Martinez as his first-choice centre-backs.
The Red Devils have made three signings so far this summer — Andre Onana, Rasmus Hojlund and Mason Mount — and are now trying to offload their fringe players that no longer have a future at the club, Maguire being one of them.
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West Ham meanwhile banked £105million from the sale of Declan Rice to Arsenal and are now starting to see some of that cash being spent on new signings. Ajax and Mexico midfielder Edson Alvarez is expected to join for around £35million this week, with Maguire potentially the next through the door after him.
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