Manchester United defender Harry Maguire has revealed his views on his future at Old Trafford after a proposed move to West Ham United fell through this summer. He admitted that the start of the season has not been ideal, but he wants to fight for his place in Erik ten Hag’s team.
Manchester United reportedly agreed to sell Maguire to West Ham United in the summer, but the transfer did not materialise. Manchester Evening News (MEN) reported that the defender wanted payment on his remaining contract with the Red Devils as he took a pay cut to join the Hammers.
Speaking to the media on Wednesday, Maguire admitted he wanted to play more at club level. Express quoted him as saying:
“I know that the moment I haven’t started a game in the first four games of the season, the story comes to me. I want to play games, I want to play football. The first four weeks were difficult because it was one game a week and the manager hasn’t selected me, but there are a lot of games coming up now and I’m sure I’ll play a lot of games.”
When questioned about the West Ham move that failed, he said:
“How can I say this? We just didn’t come to an agreement. They were happy for me to stay and I was happy to fight for my place. That’s what I want to do and every time I train or play I will give it my all. ” .”
Harry Maguire has played 1,616 minutes for Manchester United in all competitions under Erik ten Hag since taking over last season.
Harry Maguire continues to play for England despite lacking minutes at Manchester United
England fans have voiced their disapproval over Gareth Southgate’s choice of Harry Maguire, despite the Manchester United star not playing regularly at club level. But the defender is grateful for the opportunity and support from Southgate.
He said (via Express):
“Gareth has been brilliant with me since I made my debut. He keeps saying ‘keep playing well, keep doing work for England and keep helping us progress’. You can see this team is making progress. Of course you want to play a week .” “Week-out and when you have that rhythm it helps. But to be honest I feel good. He played against me in the World Cup and I thought I had a fantastic World Cup because I hadn’t played that many games.”
Maguire came on as a substitute in England’s 3-1 win over Scotland earlier this week. He was good defensively, but scored an unfortunate own goal.
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