West Ham earned 143,600,000 euros this summer from the sales of Declan Rice, Gianluca Scamacca and Arthur Masuaku, they are on their way to get another 10-12,000,000 euros for Nikola Vlasic, and now they are ready to start spending. Edson Alvarez from Ajax is close to a move to London, and the respected Athletic reports that an offer has been sent to Manchester United for Harry Maguire and Scott McTominey.Allegedly, the Hammers will allocate around 40,000,000 euros for the services of the Mexican from the Amsterdam club, while they are currently ready to spend 70,000,000 for the tandem from Old Trafford.The Hammers sent an offer of around 23,000,000 euros to United for the former captain Maguire, but the Devils refused to sell him for the said amount. Also, they offered something below 35,000,000 euros for McTominey, which also did not satisfy the management of the club from Manchester.Varane is disappointed: New Premier League rules are damaging our gameNow they made a package and increased the potential earnings of the team from Old Trafford by around 10,000,000 euros, and it is believed that United could agree to half of that amount for the England national team player, who was left without the captain’s armband by Erik ten Hag, but also without a place in the starting line-up. Moreover, he is only the fourth choice behind Lisandro Martinez, Raphael Varane and Victor Lindelof.As it is pointed out, the final decision will most likely be on the 30-year-old sweeper, to whom West Ham would offer a salary of around 116,000 euros per week, and it is even mentioned that Manchester could bridge the gap in salary, considering that he earns around 220,000 euros per week at Old Trafford.In case the two sides come to an agreement, Maguire could be replaced at United by the experienced Jonny Evans. He returned to Manchester this summer and appeared in several matches during the pre-season, but did not sign a contract. He could do that for a significantly lower salary. Former Barcelona defender Jean-Clair Todibo, who plays for Nice, is also an option.##NAJAVA_MECA_7409474##When it comes to the midfielder of the Scottish national team, Ten Hag would like to keep him, but he would not protest if the club receives a lucrative offer. The Devils need to sell to balance the books, considering they spent €191,700,000 on the transfers of Rasmus Hojlund, Mason Mount and Andre Onana. The Hammers were also interested in James Ward-Prowse from Southampton, but they backed out due to the club’s demands at St Mary’s Stadium being too high.Several more players could leave Manchester before the end of the transfer window. Real Sociedad are negotiating for Donny van de Beek, Galatasaray have inquired about Fred who was not with the team on the US tour due to personal reasons. Fulham is also interested in the Brazilian, and it is not excluded that clubs from Saudi Arabia are involved in the mix.At the exit door of the Theater of Dreams is Eric Bailly, who has not been in the first team’s plans for some time, and his contract expires next summer, although United has the option to extend his cooperation for another year.West Ham have tabled bids for Harry Maguire and Scott McTominay ✅A combined potential fee in excess of £50m 💰#BBCFootball pic.twitter.com/gobPNO0z7f— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) August 7, 2023 The Devils are trying to additionally strengthen the competition in the midfield, which will be inevitable if all the above-mentioned transfers are realized, and Sofyan Amrabat from Fiorentina is on the radar. It is expected that they will soon officially contact the Italian club regarding the transfer of the 26-year-old Moroccan, who has one year left on his contract with Viola.
