It’s not been a great season for Harry Maguire. The defender has gone flying down the Manchester United pecking order and Erik ten Hag’s revival of the Red Devils’ fortunes has gone hand in hand with the captain’s demotion to the bench. Maguire has only mustered five Premier League starts this season, with Raphael Varane and Lisandro Martinez clearly preferred to the England international.
Unless Maguire fancies following in the footsteps of Phil Jones by sticking around Old Trafford well past his sell-by date, it’s probably time to move on. The 30-year-old centre-back still has options, England boss Gareth Southgate still loves him, so there must be a space for Maguire somewhere across Europe.
1) Tottenham Hotspur
Spurs defensive options are… not great. Between Ben Davies, Eric Dier, Cristian Romero, Japhet Tanganga and Clement Lenglet (who will most likely be shipped back to Barcelona this summer), Tottenham could definitely use some reinforcements at the back. They’ve conceded 41 goals this season – only six teams have a worse record in the entire division.
A back three of Maguire, Romero and Dier provides the tantalising prospect of the trio playing a game of ‘who can get sent off or give a goal away first’. The deal is likely to be possible too: with Harry Kane looking like he may be heading to Old Trafford, who’s to say the two clubs can’t organise a Harry for Harry swap. Exchanging the greatest goalscorer in the club’s history for a man lovingly referred to as ‘Slabhead’ does seem very Spursy.
2) PSG
Before you start laughing, this one has some backing to it. In March it was reported that PSG offered £50 million for the defender, and were unsurprisingly comfortable matching his £200,000-a-week wages.
PSG’s backline has taken some hits this year; defensive stalwart Presnel Kimpembe has spent the majority of the season out injured and relying on 37-year-old Sergio Ramos may not be ideal for one of the world’s richest clubs. With current head coach Christophe Galtier being a fan of the three at the back, it would make sense if PSG wanted to bring in some more central defenders to finally try and deliver the Champions League trophy they so desperately crave
3) Newcastle United
In a similar vein to PSG, there’s no doubt Newcastle would have the funds to pull a deal off. If the Magpies successfully finish in the Champions League spots, they would undoubtedly need to increase the depth of the squad, even…
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