Worst defender in history, successfully survived Manchester United!→ Negotiating positively with Manchester United
Dec 16, 2024
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Britain's Sky Sports reported on the 16th (Korea time) 'Maguire held positive negotiations on extending his contract with Manchester United'
Sky Sports added: "'Maguire's contract with Manchester United expires after this season, but the club has a one-year extension option. Maguire says he is negotiating with the club to renew his contract after winning against Manchester City.
Maguire is one of England's representative defenders who joined Manchester United in 2019. In order to bring in Maguire, who was active in Leicester City at the time, Manchester United paid a whopping £80 million (about 140 billion won), breaking a new record for transfer fees for defenders. The record set by Manchester United and Maguire has yet to be broken, and Maguire remains the world's most expensive defender at the moment.
Maguire has continued to decline every season, failing to properly show the value of the transfer fee. He seemed to satisfy his expectations by playing in all 38 league games in his first season, but his shortcomings were noticeable every season as he gradually fell into a downward trend. From the 2020-2021 season, he began to be criticized by fans for frequent mistakes even though he was the main player, and received many opportunities by starting in 28 games in the 2021-2022 season, but was considered the biggest stake in Manchester United's falling rankings and was considered the worst defender ever.
Starting from the 2022-2023 season, he has been completely pushed out of the main position. Lisandro Martinez, newly recruited by Erik tenhach, was paired with Rafael Varane as the main center back, and Maguire lost his position in the team by only starting eight league games. Last summer, the captain's armband was handed over to Bruno Fernandes, and it was predicted that the transfer was virtually imminent.
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Manchester United initially reportedly planned to sell Maguire. Until early this season, he planned to sell Maguire. However, the situation seems to have turned around as Maguire showed compliance under the Amorim regime.
However, if Maguire remains at Manchester United, it will be difficult to maintain the weekly salary. Maguire is currently receiving 190,000 pounds (about 330 million won), the highest in the English Premier League (EPL). It is on the same level as Tottenham's top weekly Son Heung-min. It is unlikely that Manchester United will condition Maguire, who is not a clear main player, to maintain his salary.
Maguire, who seemed likely to break up with Manchester United, made a turnaround in his stay along with his rebound in skills. If the contract is signed, attention is expected to be paid to whether his performance will continue.
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