Harry Maguire’s £30m move from Manchester United to West Ham has reportedly collapsed.
The Hammers agreed the fee for the defender last Wednesday as David Moyes looks to strengthen his squad after the £105m departure of Declan Rice to Arsenal earlier this summer.
However, according to The Guardian, the Europa Conference League winners grew tired of waiting for the defender to finalise an exit from Old Trafford, with Maguire thought to want a pay-off of around £7m to leave the club.
Erik ten Hag’s side finished third last season which meant the 30-year-old received a significant wage increase as a result of their return to the Champions League.
Maguire had agreed personal terms with Moyes’ side, but was set to be on less money and hence he wanted appropriate compensation to leave the club.
Harry Maguire’s £30m move from Manchester United to West Ham has reportedly collapsed
But so far the two parties have been unable to agree a settlement and in turn the Hammers became frustrated by the lack of progress on the deal and have moved onto other targets.
A move could be revived later this month, but for the moment it won’t progress, with Maguire an unused substitute in United’s 1-0 victory over Wolves on Monday night.
The 30-year-old has struggled at United since his £80m move in 2019 and was stripped of the club captaincy earlier this summer.
West Ham were set to offer the England man game-time ahead of Euro 2024 after he slipped down the pecking order last season, making just eight starts in the Premier League.
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