Harry Maguire should combat for place or depart Manchester United: Erik Ten Hag

Harry Maguire ought to depart Manchester United if he’s not assured sufficient to combat for his place, supervisor Erik ten Hag mentioned, amid reviews that the defender is on the verge of finishing a switch to West Ham United.

Ten Hag stripped Maguire of the captaincy final month after the 30-year-old made solely eight Premier League begins final season, with Raphael Varane, Lisandro Martinez and Victor Lindelof most well-liked in central defence.

British media reported that West Ham had agreed a deal value 30 million kilos ($38.01 million) for Maguire, who grew to become the world’s most costly defender when United signed him from Leicester City for 80 million kilos in 2019.

“He has to fight for his place and he has the abilities to be a top-class centre back,” Ten Hag advised reporters. “He is the most effective for England and I assume he shall be greatest for us, however he has to show it.

“When he is not confident enough to go in and fight, then he has to go. He has to make a decision. But I am happy with him … You need high-level players who are maybe not starting, but that can change.”

United host Wolverhampton Wanderers of their Premier League opener in a while Monday.