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Sources: Harry Maguire wants £20m pay-off to quit Man United
Harry Maguire wants his £10million-a-year Man United contract to be paid up before he quits this summer, sources have told Football Insider.
The centre-back, 30, has been stripped of the United captaincy after talks with Erik ten Hag, and is set for second-string status if he stays at the club.
United are willing to sell Maguire at a cut-price fee of around £35million and there is interest from Premier League clubs.
West Ham are among those keen on a deal but the England international’s £190,000-a-week salary is a major hurdle for them and other suitors.
The Irons are not willing to match that contract, or anywhere near, to get a deal done.
It means Maguire, who has two years left on his United deal, would have to take a huge pay cut to leave.
Sources say the defender wants paying off to leave United – or he could be willing to sit out his contract and wait for his chance under Ten Hag.
He made 31 appearances across all competitions in the 2022-23 campaign but started in just 16 of those outings.
Ten Hag has preferred Raphael Varane, Lisandro Martinez, Victor Lindelof and even natural left-back Luke Shaw to Maguire since taking charge last summer (2022).
The England international was initially indispensable after joining the Old Trafford club for a reported £80million in 2019.
He succeeded Ashley Young as club captain in January 2020 but has been stripped of the role three-and-a-half years later.
Maguire has returned to pre-season training but was not part of the side which beat Leeds 2-0 last week after being given extra time off as a result of his international commitments.
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