Izuchukwu Okosi
West Ham United have agreement in principle with Manchester United to sign defender Harry Maguire in deal worth £30m.
Personal terms are now not expected to be a problem. There is still work to do on details of United exit, but West Ham now cautiously optimistic of completing according to several sources in the English media.
Join our WhatsApp ChannelSome reports monitored in the English press also stated that the charm offensive used by David Moyes is by offering the England international the captain’s armband if he joins the Hammers.
Maguire was pictured in Man United training Wednesday morning with his current teammates but or is expected that talks will accelerate with the agreement now seemingly coming to fruition.
Maguire, 30, struggled for first-team opportunities at Old Trafford last season and has been stripped of the captaincy this season.
He is understood to be keen on the move with personal terms yet to be agreed but not expected to be a problem.
Maguire joined United in August 2019 for a world record £80m for a defender.
The Hammers also reportedly agreed a deal for Southampton’s James Ward-Prowse worth about £30m in total.
West Ham have been trying to sign Ward-Prowse for much of the summer but Southampton, who were relegated to the Championship last season, had rejected their advances until this point.
However, it has appeared inevitable that Southampton would lose their captain and that now seems set to happen.
Furthermore, the London side have also reached an agreement with Dutch giants, Ajax, for the signature of young Mexican midfielder Edson Alvarez.
Izuchukwu Okosi is a Nigerian sports and entertainment journalist with two decades of experience in the media industry having begun his media journey in 2002 as an intern at Mundial Sports International (MSI) and Africa Independent Television (AIT), owners of Daar Communications Plc.
