[LOOK] Harry Maguire on Blues list
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Shock target: United flop Harry Maguire, right. Picture credit: Peter Powell
Chelsea are considering a shock move for Manchester United outcast Harry Maguire, according to reports in the UK media.
With the Blues hit by the news that centreback Wesley Fofana could miss next season due to surgery on a ruptured ACL, Mauricio Pochettino has been linked to Maguire, who was stripped of the Red Devils captaincy on Sunday.
And that could prove to be the end of the 30-year-old defender’s United career after making just eight Premier League stars for Erik ten Hag last season.
Harry Maguire will no longer be a Manchester United captain. pic.twitter.com/f94AJZMHsm
— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) July 16, 2023
But with the Old Trafford club looking for £50m for a player they clearly don’t value, with Jonny Evans arriving on a short-deal loan, they are finding it tough to ship Maguire, with West Ham, Newcastle and Tottenham Hotspur all linked.
New Spurs boss Ange Postecoglu is desperate for defensive cover and has reportedly launched moves for Bayer Leverkusen centreback Edmond Tapsoba and Wolfsburg’s Micky van der Ven.
Newcastle will have to sell to make new signings and stay on the right side of Uefa’s Financial Fair Play (FFP) rules.
Coach Eddie Howe is set to let French winger Allan Saint-Maximin go to Saudi giants Al-Ahli in order to bring in Leicester’s £35m-rated England flyer Harvey Barnes
On Saint-Maximin, Howe says: “He’s in early discussions over a potential move away.
🚨 Howe: “Saint Maximin? Talks are on. With FFP we have to trade, otherwise we would be stuck this summer - I don’t want to lose him” ⚪️⚫️ #NUFC
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) July 18, 2023
“FFP forces it, to a degree. It looks like it will happen. Sometimes these things have to happen for club to grow”.
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"We could make a stance to not sell Maxi, but then we wouldn’t be in a position where we could recruit Sandro [Tonali], so our hands would’ve been tied.”