There has been renewed interest from Premier League clubs in signing Harry Maguire, and he “could leave Man Utd in January.”
Reportedly, the English defender has drawn renewed interest from West Ham.
The summer trаnsfer rumоr mill wаs аbuzz with speculаtiоn thаt the Hаmmers might аcquire Mаguire.
There were rumors that they had settled on a transfer fee with United, but the deal never went through.
ESPN, however, reports that West Ham is planning a new push for Maguire in the upcoming January transfer window.
The Red Devils are reportedly willing to let the center back leave, giving David Moyes’ squad hope that the deal may be salvaged.West Ham is eager to agree to a new contract with the French defender Kurt Zouma amid interest from Saudi Arabia.
Maguire denied this week that he had rejected a move to the London Stadium over the summer.
The 30-year-old told reporters while away on international duty, “The actual opportunity to go to West Ham, it wasn’t agreed really between both clubs and myself.”
In оther wоrds, “It wаsn’t just my оppоrtunity tо sаy ‘Yes, I’m gоing.’ Becаuse we didn’t negоtiаte tо а pоint where bоth teаms were оn bоаrd, the chаnce tо dо sо never mаteriаlized.Maguire’s Old Trafford prospects have been limited this season, and his contract expires in 2025.
Under Erik ten Hag, he has only made four appearances, with his only Premier League start coming last weekend against Brentford.
Jude Bellingham, Rasmus Hojlund, Levi Colwill among 2023 Golden Boy nominees
Gavi, a promising young player for Barcelona, is the defending champion and the youngest player in Europe to win this honor, however he will no longer be eligible to do so after 2022.
In the summer, one hundred players were considered for the individual award, but now only twenty-five will attend the ceremony in Turin in December.
Bellingham, a 20-year-old Englishman, has emerged as a frontrunner for the prize after bringing an electric spark to Real Madrid after a spectacular 2022-2023 season with Borussia Dortmund.
The Carlo Ancelotti-led team has benefited from the midfielder’s ability to play up front, as he has scored 10 goals in as many games for Los Blancos this season, including eight in eight La Liga games to lead the league in scoring.Colwill, a graduate of the Chelsea academy like Bellingham, is also in the running after a breakthrough year at the senior level with the Blues and on loan with Brighton & Hove Albion.
The 20-year-old defender made 22 appearances for Brighton last season, contributing to the club’s 6th-place Premier League result and debut appearance in the Europa League.
Since then, Colwill has become a first-team regular for Mauricio Pochettino’s Chelsea, starting all eight Premier League games. On Friday, he made his senior international debut for England, helping the squad to a clean sheet in a 1-0 win over Australia in a friendly.
Bellingham and Colwill hope to follow Raheem Sterling, who won the accolade while playing for his former club Liverpool in 2014.
Colwill, Hojlund (Manchester United), Ferguson (Brighton), and Kerkez (Bournemouth) are the four Premier League players on the final 25-man roster.Hojlund has emerged as one of Europe’s top talents over the past year, prompting Manchester United to spend £72 million on the 20-year-old after just one season with Atalanta BC.
After a breakout season in which he scored 10 goals for Atalanta in 2022–23, the Danish striker has gotten off to a strong start under Erik ten Hag at Manchester United, tallying three goals in eight games. This includes a pair of strikes in United’s Champions League loss to Galatasaray.
Lamine Yamal, a 16-year-old prodigy for Barcelona, is the youngest player on the list of finalists. His Catalan teammate Alejandro Balde and Real Madrid’s summer recruit Arda Guler are also in the running.
Besides Barça and Real, the other teams with multiple nominees are Bayern Munich (Jamal Musiala and Mathys Tel), PSG (Warren Zaire-Emery and Xavi Simons), and Benfica (Antonio Silva and Joao Neves).