HARRY MAGUIRE’S transfer to West Ham is OFF due to the defender’s £15million demands.
The Hammers were keen to bring in the former Manchester United captain.
Harry Maguire’s transfer to West Ham collapsed with the Hammers walking awayCredit: Sportsfile
They had a £30million bid accepted by the Red Devils and the transfer was all agreed.
But the London Stadium outfit grew so frustrated with waiting for Maguire to secure a pay-out from United that they have now walked away from negotiations.
The report does state, though, the collapsed deal could still be revived – but in the meantime West Ham are looking at alternative centre-back options for David Moyes.
Maguire was set to take a huge salary cut to move away from Old Trafford and a settlement offer has been in the works to compensate the England defender.
As revealed by SunSport, he told United he wanted £15m as he surrenders his £190,000-a-week contract for reduced £120,000 weekly wages in East London.
The Red Devils had already offered Maguire a £6m sum to leave.
But the ex-skipper – who was ᵴtriƥped of the armband and replaced by Bruno Fernandes this summer – wants more than double that amount.
There are still two years left on his Manchester United contract worth £19.7m.
Maguire remains unhappy at his treatment at the hands of manager Erik ten Hag, who handed him just eight Premier League starts last season.
Ahead of United’s unconvincing 1-0 win over Wolves, the Dutchman challenged the centre-back to fight for his place or go.
Ten Hag said: “For Harry, that is just how I described it. He has to fight for his place.
“He has the ability to be a top class centre back and he is the best for England.
“So why shouldn’t he be the best for us? But he has to prove it.
“When he is not confident enough to fight then he has to go, then he has to make a decision but I’m happy with him.”
Bayern Munich’s Benjamin Pavard is one of the top candidates to replace Maguire.
The French World Cup winner is desperate to move to United.
But Pavard will cost around £35m and Ten Hag will only make the move if Maguire is sold.
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