In four months’ time, Harry Maguire’s United contract will expire. No other Man Utd player has taken as many knocks on and off the pitch as big Harry, Erik ten Hag worked hard to get Maguire to opt for exit. The centre-back rock remained, Ten Hag disappeared. Then Maguire got a bigger role at Amorim, this became even more important when the Portuguese was also history and Michael Carrick took over the baton. Maguire is one of Carrick’s key players, now there are strong signals that Maguire will not give up the key card to Old Trafford after the end of the season.
Former United star Wes Brown said it at the beginning of the month: “He’s not the fastest or anything else, but no, Harry is a very good player and absolutely brilliant in the air. He gives 100% in every game. He is almost always in the right position. He has vast experience at every level of the game. If Amorim was still in the job, Maguire definitely wouldn’t get a new contract, but Michael Carrick came along and you’ve got De Ligt and some fantastic young defenders as well who have excelled. I think if it was up to Michael, he’d love to keep him, because I think he can get the job done. It’s as simple as that,” Wes Brown said, according to Goal.
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The BBC now reports that several sources believe a solution will be found to keep the 32-year-old at Old Trafford. Maguire is said to be willing to cut wages to meet Ratcliffe’s demands for cost cuts, Michael Carrick, who has strengthened his position as a candidate to lead the club from next season, is working for the club to give Maguire a short contract so as not to lose one of the club’s key players in the defensive work.
With Maguire as the centre-back rock in a back four, Manchester City, Arsenal, Fulham, Tottenham and West Ham, have collectively managed only 5 goals against United in the last five Premier League games.
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Harry Maguire has to move on.
