{"id":626313,"date":"2023-08-11T09:28:35","date_gmt":"2023-08-11T13:28:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=626313"},"modified":"2023-08-11T09:28:35","modified_gmt":"2023-08-11T13:28:35","slug":"harry-maguire-manchester-united-west-ham","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/08\/11\/harry-maguire-manchester-united-west-ham\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Not Far Away&#8217;: Sources Confident in Hammers Picking up &#8216;Dominant&#8217; Player"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>West Ham have been active in the transfer window this summer, they are building a squad that hopes to not have the domestic struggles they did last season. Also, the team plans to have an impressive Europa League campaign following their Europa Conference League victory.<\/p>\n<p>The next player that could join The Hammers is Manchester United and England national team centre-back, Harry Maguire. A Manchester United <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/i\/status\/1688882493896761344\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">source<\/a> reported that the two teams are not far from reaching a potential deal and that there is optimism it will be completed.<\/p>\n<h2>West Ham Tabbed to Get Centre-Back Maguire<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Watch:\u00a0<\/strong>Premier League season preview<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"I (Probably) Insulted Your Club - Our Premier League Predictions For the New Season\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8uXqcL07DJg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Maguire Deal is closer than McTominay Deal<\/h3>\n<p>Additionally reported by Melissa Reddy and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skysports.com\/watch\/video\/sports\/football\/12935989\/west-ham-close-to-securing-harry-maguire-scott-mctominay-deal-far-away-says-melissa-reddy\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sky Sports<\/a>, West Ham&#8217;s pursuit of Scott McTominay is not bearing as much fruit as their Maguire quest. As the Maguire deal nears a conclusion, The Irons might have to come to terms with only getting one of their target players as it is &#8220;not far away&#8221; per Reddy.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/08\/07\/anthony-martial-west-ham\/\" target=\"_self\">Man Utd Forward\u2019s Uncertain Future: Departure Looms If \u2018Important Proposal\u2019 Arrives<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This purchase would still be a good deal for Londoners. They need a stellar defence to thwart the front lines of the top Premier League and European clubs they will be facing. Despite some criticisms, the 30-year-old can bring exactly that having been called &#8220;dominant and dictating&#8221; by<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/2023\/mar\/18\/ten-hag-impressed-with-maguires-dominant-displays-for-united\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Erik ten Hag<\/a> for some of his performances last term.<\/p>\n<h3>Almost There<\/h3>\n<p>Fabrizio Romano has issued an <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1689202785722470400?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">update<\/a> on this story. The two teams have agreed to a \u00a330 million fee for the defender according to the Italian. There are still key points not yet complete for the agreement, and the personal terms with the English centre-back will have to be discussed, but the move is close to completion.<\/p>\n<h3>Transfer Price Finally Agreed on<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MelissaReddy_\/status\/1688615498420736001?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Reddy<\/a> had additional input on the deal, according to her report, West Ham had offered the Red Devils \u00a330 million for Maguire. That figure is \u00a310 million short of the \u00a340 million United wants for him.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/08\/08\/rasmus-holjund-manchester-united-shirt-number\/\" target=\"_self\">Manchester United\u2019s Summer Signing with \u2018Huge Potential\u2019 to Take Flop Player\u2019s Shirt Number<\/a><\/p>\n<p>It seems the London club has gotten the better of the former European champions. Standing firm on their \u00a330 million offer, David Moyes&#8217; side have pulled off a good piece of business.<\/p>\n<p>Main Image Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/w\/index.php?curid=130888743\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Thomas Dahlstr\u00f8m Nielsen<\/a>&#8211;<a title=\"Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0\" href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/4.0\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CC BY-SA 4.0<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>West Ham have been active in the transfer window this summer, they are building a squad that hopes to not have the domestic struggles they did last season. Also, the team plans to have an impressive Europa League campaign following their Europa Conference League victory. 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