HARRY MAGUIRE is demanding a £15million pay-off from Manchester United to join West Ham.
Old Trafford chiefs thought they had a deal done after agreeing a £30m fee with the Hammers.
They had also offered Maguire a £6m payment to leave.
But the former captain is holding out for more than TWICE that with him facing a wage cut to move to The London Stadium.
Maguire would have to reduce his wages from £190,000 a week to £120,000 – which would come to a shortfall of £14.5m over a four-year contract.
He already has two years left of his current deal at Old Trafford which would be worth £19.7million.
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So the 30-year-old England international, understandably, does not believe the £6m offer is enough.
He remains unhappy at his treatment at the hands of manager Erik ten Hag.
The Dutchman stripped him of the captaincy this summer and handed the armband permanently to Bruno Fernandes.
Maguire only started eight Premier League games under Ten Hag last season.
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Yet ahead of the club’s opening game against Wolves, he has challenged the centre-back to fight for his place or go.
Ten Hag said: “For Harry, that is just how I described it. He has to fight for his place.
“He has the ability to be a top class centre back and he is the best for England.
“So why shouldn’t he be the best for us? But he has to prove it.
“When he is not confident enough to fight then he has to go, then he has to make a decision but I’m happy with him.”
Bayern Munich’s Benjamin Pavard is one of the top candidates to replace Maguire.
The French World Cup winner is desperate to move to United.
But Pavard will cost around £35m and Ten Hag will only make the move is Maguire is sold.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
