Harry Maguire transfer: West Ham agree £30m deal to sign defender from Man Utd

West Ham United person agreed a £30m woody with Manchester United to motion defender Harry Maguire.

The England centre-back, 30, struggled for first-team opportunities astatine Old Trafford past play and has been stripped of the captaincy.

Maguire joined United successful August 2019 for a world grounds £80m for a defender.

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Maguire made 30 appearances for United past season, but lone made 8 league starts.

West Ham are looking to bolster their squad aft selling England midfielder Declan Rice to Arsenal for £105m and Italy striker Gianluca Scamacca to Atalanta for £21.5m.

West Ham brag David Moyes is closing connected signing Ajax's Edson Alvarez arsenic a replacement for Rice and has besides been linked with moves for Manchester United's Scott McTominay and Southampton's James Ward-Prowse.

Premier League champions Manchester City are funny successful Hammers midfielder Lucas Paqueta, with an archetypal attack made but nary bid yet.

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