Manchester United manager Erik Ten Hag informed Harry Maguire he’s no longer the club’s captain. The news came on Sunday afternoon, just a couple of hours after news emerged that West Ham United are interested in signing the big defender.The 30-year-old Maguire has been on the fringes of the Red Devils’ first team, with persistent rumours of his departure doing the rounds for at least six months. West Ham is the first club to be publicly linked with a swoop for the error-prone centre-back. However, the Hammers are aware wages could prove to be a problem if a deal was to be agreed between the clubs.🚨 BREAKING!Harry Maguire confirms that Erik ten Hag will name a new Manchester United captain after discussions with Ten Hag today.Yeah, this man is ruthless. ❤️ pic.twitter.com/zxyKqFs2pU— UF (@UtdFaithfuls) July 16, 2023 Just as the news of the interest from London emerged, Maguire took to Twitter to announce he was removed from the role of Manchester United captain.”After discussions with the manager today he has informed me he is changing captain. He outlined his reasons to me and whilst I’m personally extremely disappointed, I will continue to give my all every time I wear the shirt. So I wanted to say a massive thank you to the Manchester United fans for all their brilliant support whilst I’ve been wearing the armband. Since the day I took on the role, three and half years ago, it’s been a huge privilege to lead Manchester United and one of the proudest moments of my career to date. It’s one of the greatest honours in club football. I’ve done everything I possibly could to help United be successful – on and off the field.I will always be grateful to Ole Gunnar Solskjaer for first giving me the responsibility and I wish whoever now takes it on every success and they will have my full support.”
