{"id":619304,"date":"2022-11-12T02:58:41","date_gmt":"2022-11-12T07:58:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=619304"},"modified":"2022-11-12T03:06:23","modified_gmt":"2022-11-12T08:06:23","slug":"erik-ten-hag-harry-maguire-fred","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/11\/12\/erik-ten-hag-harry-maguire-fred\/","title":{"rendered":"Erik ten Hag Wants to Sell \u00a3132 Million Flop Duo Loved by Ole Gunnar Solskjaer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Guardian&#8217;s Jamie Jackson has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/2022\/nov\/11\/erik-ten-hag-aiming-to-sell-harry-maguire-next-summer-manchester-united?CMP=share_btn_tw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reported<\/a> that <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/11\/11\/former-manchester-united-goalkeeper-retirement\/\" target=\"_self\">Manchester United<\/a> manager Erik ten Hag plans on moving both Harry Maguire and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JamieJackson___\/status\/1591152187274498048?s=20&amp;t=r4rGtOO89WhWQzskYmfL-A\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fred<\/a> on from the club in the summer.<\/p>\n<p>The flop duo were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skysports.com\/football\/news\/11667\/11411654\/manchester-united-sign-fred-from-shakhtar-donetsk\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">signed<\/a> for a combined \u00a3132 million, but the Red Devils are prepared to take a huge loss on the pair in order to ensure they depart the club.<\/p>\n<h2>Erik ten Hag Plans to Sell Harry Maguire and Fred in the Summer<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Erik ten Hag aiming to sell Harry Maguire next summer in Manchester United rebuild. Exclusive by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JamieJackson___?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@JamieJackson___<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/la58rmsQSZ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/la58rmsQSZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Guardian sport (@guardian_sport) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/guardian_sport\/status\/1591149467947917312?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">November 11, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Time to Sell Harry Maguire<\/h3>\n<p>Maguire, who was recently named in Gareth Southgate&#8217;s 26-man <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/11\/10\/england-squad-announced-world-cup\/\" target=\"_self\">England squad for the Qatar World Cup<\/a>, initially signed from Leicester City in the summer of 2019 for a record-breaking fee for a defender of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/news\/man-utd-complete-maguire-signing-in-world-record-80m-deal\/vs5ouolqz0lc1dp9vjmpizo83\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u00a380 million<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>To begin with, the centre back was an integral cog in Ole Gunnar Solskjaer&#8217;s system at United. So much so that the Norwegian publicly defended the 29-year-old on several occasions, once <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/sport\/football\/news\/solskjaer-harry-maguire-man-utd-25506683\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">describing Maguire<\/a> as &#8220;a true example of a Man[chester] United player, Harry [Maguire] is always there for his team and his country.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>However, since the departure of Solsjkaer, and the eventual arrival of Ten Hag, the defender has become a less prominent figure in the squad, with Raphael Varane, Lisandro Martinez and Victor Lindelof above the Englishman in the pecking order.<\/p>\n<p>As a result, Ten Hag has decided that it is now time for the club to cut its losses and sell the England international in order to ensure United can continue to rebuild, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/2022\/nov\/11\/erik-ten-hag-aiming-to-sell-harry-maguire-next-summer-manchester-united?CMP=share_btn_tw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jackson saying that<\/a>: &#8220;Manchester United will consider offers for Harry Maguire next summer, with Erik ten Hag intent on selling his captain to help fund a continuing overhaul of the squad. Maguire cost \u00a380 million but the club realise they may have to accept a considerable loss to sell him.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/11\/11\/former-manchester-united-goalkeeper-retirement\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Former Manchester United Goalkeeper Announces Retirement<\/a><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/UtdFaithfuls\/status\/1591154348683366403?t=zfslg4ujuUnoxHvplwrj0A&#038;s=19<\/p>\n<h3>Ten Hag Decides to Release Fred<\/h3>\n<p>Much like Maguire, Brazilian midfielder Fred was also beloved by Solskjaer, with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.manutd.com\/en\/news\/detail\/ole-gunnar-solskjaer-applauds-freds-character-and-gives-pre-liverpool-fitness-update-22-october-2021#:~:text=%E2%80%9CFred%20is%20a%20very%20good,football%2C%20such%20a%20big%20smile.\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ex-Manchester United manager stating<\/a>: \u201cFred is a very good player, he is a regular for Brazil which, in itself, is a mark of quality, He\u2019s got an exceptional personality and attitude to football, such a big smile.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>However, unlike Maguire, Fred has been able to impress his new manager, with Jackson going on to say: &#8220;Ten Hag has been impressed with Fred\u2019s application and team ethic&#8221;, but, unfortunately for the 29-year-old, his contract with the Red Devils expires at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transfermarkt.co.uk\/fred\/profil\/spieler\/191614\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">end of this season<\/a>, and the Dutchman has decided that it is time for Fred and the club to part ways in order to &#8220;overhaul a midfield in which only Casemiro has proven to be a consistent top-class performer.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Fred appears increasingly likely to suffer the same fate as teammate Harry Maguire then, with the duo expected to be ruthlessly axed from the squad in the summer of 2023.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/11\/11\/liverpool-seko-fofana-transfer-links\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Liverpool Linked With \u2018Most Complete\u2019 Midfielder<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Guardian&#8217;s Jamie Jackson has reported that Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag plans on moving both Harry Maguire and Fred on from the club in the summer. 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