The whole world knew that he was not a capacity for a big club, but Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, Ralf Rangnik and Erik ten Hag assured the fans that he is a top defender. At least that’s what they were saying about their captain in public. With all this support, Harry Maguire was still unable to justify the 92,000,000 euros invested in him. Signed from Leicester in 2019, he was the world’s most expensive defender until Josko Gvardiol signed for Manchester City a few days ago. And that burden was too much for him. He started to make mistakes (big and small) constantly, was an icon for various football memes in recent years, and this season, he was finally stripped from captaincy by Ten Hag and now he is leaving the club. ❌️ Stripped Maguire of captaincy❌️ Got rid of Ronaldo❌️ Got rid of David de Gea❌️ Got rid of MaguireErik ten Hag is ruthless. pic.twitter.com/sFr2BfeabQ— 𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐚’𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐫 (@CantonasCoIIar) August 9, 2023 According to Sky Sport, 35,000,000 euros was enough for the Red Devils to part ways with Maguire, and West Ham is the club which took this brave step. That’s already a reasonable price for the 30-year-old stopper and an environment where he could replicate the performances from his time at Leicester. At West Ham, there are not so many expectations, the way of playing is different and there will be an opportunity for Harry Maguire to be under the spotlight and retain his place in England squad. A surprise bid: City offer 80 million for Hammers star PaquetaThe only team which currently has no new players, three days before the start of the season is on the brink of two more additions, with the third in the works. The Hammers finally agreed what is expected to be their second arrival (after Maguire). James Ward-Prowse will live his boyhood club Southampton for 35 million euros and sign a long-term contract with the London club. Free kick specialist has spent his entire professional career at Southampton, having graduated from the club’s academy. In his 13-year stay at St Mary’s, he has gone on to play 410 games, scoring 55 goals and providing 54 assists. Hojlund’s back injury more serious than it was thoughtAt one point, the Hammers offered over 80 million euros for the United pair Harry Maguire – Scott McTominay but were swiftly rejected. Now, when Maguire is all but sealed, West Ham will test the waters and find out just how much Ten Hag wants for his Scottish midfielder. New spots director also agreed a fee for Ajax’s Edson Alvarez, but on the other side, they just experienced a late and unexpected bid for their other star – Lucas Paqueta. He and Declan Rice are arguably their best players and if they end up loosing the Brazilian, that would be a huge blow, and the Hammers would have to dig into the transfer market again, this time in a hurry, since September 1st is just around the corner. ##NAJAVA_MECA_7417541##
