West Ham’s £20m bid for Maguire rejected, Man United want more

West Ham United’s hopes of signing Harry Maguire from Manchester United were dealt a massive blow after their bid was rejected.

The London club have had their £20 million ($25.8m) offer rejected this week and are unlikely to bid again.

According to various reports, West Ham are looking to add to their squad this summer after selling their top star Declan Rice to Arsenal in a deal worth £105m.

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Maguire likely to stay at Man United

West Ham manager David Moyes is interested in bringing Maguire to the club but is not expected to push the move to happen. The England defender hesitates to leave the Manchester club even if it means sitting on the bench the whole season.

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Maguire has fallen down the pecking order under United boss Erik ten Hag and made only 16 Premier League appearances last season. The Dutch coach has preferred to play with Lisandro Martinez, Raphael Varane, and Victor Lindelof in central defence. On a few occasions, he had to convert left-back Luke Shaw into centre-back to avoid playing Maguire.

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United reject West Ham’s £20 million for “Big Harry”

The 30-year-old defender was also relieved of captaincy by Ten Hag ahead of the new season, which was a sign that he’s no longer needed at the club.

Manchester United kick-off their new season against Wolves next month. Ten Hag has made a few signings this pre-season, including former Chelsea Mason Mount and Andre Onana, who replaces David de Gea.

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