Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag is fuming over a Harry Maguire u-turn, which looks set to affect the rest of the transfer window for the Red Devils.
The club have brought in new players across the team, with a new goalkeeper in Andre Onana, a new midfielder in Mason Mount and a new striker in Rasmus Hojlund. Ten Hag would like to have a completely new spine to his side by adding one more defender, however, with Maguire set to leave.
The former Manchester United captain looked all set to depart the club with a fee agreed with West Ham United only for the deal to fall through – with The Guardian reporting that Maguire's exit from Old Trafford is yet to be agreed between player and club.
Maguire is believed to be demanding a payout from his employers to leave, with West Ham turning attention to former Arsenal star Dino Mavropanos, according to ExWHUEmployee on Twitter – later confirmed by Fabrizio Romano.
Now, The Mirror have confirmed that Maguire's u-turn is having a knock on the rest of United's transfer business, with the 20-time English champions needing to sell the 30-year-old in order to bring in someone to replace him.
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The Mail have confirmed that United's top target to replace Maguire in the backline, Benjamin Pavard, is the subject of a bid from Inter Milan, with the likes of Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester City all interested in the World Cup winner this summer.
While United would love to bring in Pavard as a direct replacement for Maguire, though, they are powerless to until Maguire leaves the club, giving their rivals a march on the target.
Should Maguire fail to agree his exit before the end of the transfer window, Ten Hag could be lumbered with a player that he clearly doesn't trust for another year – as demonstrated by Victor Lindelof coming on as a substitute on Monday night against Wolverhampton Wanderers ahead of Maguire and left-back Luke Shaw featuring at centre-back ahead of his international colleague in the centre of defence last season on numerous occasions.
Transfermarkt values Pavard at €40 million.
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