Manchester United appear to be considering re-signing Harry Maguire.
“Maguire was a key player under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer but is now out of contention. His contract expires after the end of this season. For now, director Dan Ashworth is considering extending his one-year contract,” the British media reported on the 4th (Korea Standard Time).
Maguire joined Manchester United in the summer of 2019 for the highest fee ever for a defender of £80 million (about KRW 140.5 billion). In the early days of joining the club, he was trusted by Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and was appointed captain six months later.
As time passed, however, he showed unstable performance. Then, his position began to falter after Ten Hag. Ten Hag appointed Maguire as the starting pitcher in both of the opening two matches of the first season. However, the result was two consecutive losses, and the combination of center backs was changed.
From then on, Lisandro and Raphael Varane started, and Maguire was relegated to the bench. Coincidentally, Manchester United then rebounded. Maguire played only 16 Premier League matches (eight starters and eight substitutes) in the 2022-23 season.
For this reason, rumors of a transfer occurred last summer. It was linked to West Ham United. Manchester United is known to have signed a transfer fee agreement with West Ham, but the final decision was to stay. Maguire did not want a transfer. Nevertheless, there was no rebound last season.
Maguire, who was deprived of his captaincy, played in 22 league matches. He played 1,651 minutes, which was the longest among center backs. However, he did not necessarily play as a starting member. Other players were injured and could not play. Fortunately, 안전놀이터 Maguire did not receive much criticism as his performance itself was not bad.
First of all, the competition to become a starting member of this season is very rough. Lisandro will come back from injury and play as a main member of Coach Ten Hag again. And new center backs have joined one after another. With Matthijs the Licht and Lenny Yoro joining the team, the team was pushed out of the competition.
Nevertheless, he has been a good influence lately. Maguire was substituted in the 33rd minute of the second half in a recent match between Manchester United and Porto. And with Bruno Fernandes sent off, he scored a dramatic equalizer in the first minute of extra time in the second half when his team was being dragged 2-3 in the team’s final minutes.