Announcement soon: Man United confirmed first winter transfer deal, revealed the Announcement day and the shirt number
In the summer transfer window, Manchester United splashed the cash to lure Leny Yoro and Matthijs de Ligt to strengthen the central defense.
On the other hand, Man Utd have been wanting to get rid of Harry Maguire, who was bought for £80million from Leicester City.
Last year, the England international was put up for sale for £30million, but eventually ended up staying. Moreover, with his contract expiring next summer, reports in October indicated that the Red Devils are ready to offload the veteran for just £10million in winter.
However, since the arrival of Portuguese manager, Ruben Amorim, and the introduction of three at the back system, Maguire has regularly featured for Man Utd.
The veteran center back played for full 90 minutes in the Premier League win over rivals, Manchester City, and also in the defeat against Bournemouth.
Hence, United’s plans for the Three Lions star have changed and now, according to Football Insider, he is close to agreeing an extension with the club.
Maguire will be able to negotiate a pre-contract with foreign clubs in January and to avoid that, the news source have mentioned that Man Utd will likely trigger one-year contract extension to hold on to the 31-year-old.
The question is, do the Old Trafford outfit really need to secure his services for another year?
Amorim needs time to turn the situation around and for the long term, he must focus on the youngsters.
The talented trio of Martinez, De Ligt and Yoro cost a lot and should be given ample time as CB partners to prove themselves at Old Trafford.
