Man United may have dropped Erik ten Hag hint after Harry Maguire transfer report – pundit
Frank McAvennie has suggested Harry Maguire isn’t good enough to leave Man United for a club like Barcelona.
Speaking exclusively to Football Insider, the ex-West Ham striker added that the Red Devils would make a sizeable loss on the centre-half were he to exit this summer.
According to The Sun (26 June), United rejected an approach from Barcelona for the 29-year-old.
Barcelona were believed to be interested in Maguire as part of a swap deal, with Frenkie de Jong closing in on a move to Old Trafford.
The England international currently has three years left on his contract with the Red Devils.
McAvennie suggested Barcelona’s reported interest has emerged because Erik ten Hag “might not fancy” the England international.
“I can’t see it happening,” he told Football Insider.
“Although it depends what the money is. He certainly won’t go for another £80million. Him and [Virgil] van Dijk got sold for the same price and there’s a huge gap in standards.
“I’m not saying he’s not a good professional but he’s not done it for Man United and he’s not helped himself.
“The fans are entitled to say what they want, they pay the money, they can afford to be vocal if they don’t like what they see and they’ve not liked what they’ve seen for a lot of years and Maguire has been part of that.
“When he plays well he takes the plaudits and when he doesn’t he has to take the stick.
“Maguire was alright at Leicester but I couldn’t see where the £80million came from.
“He’s making [Raphael] Varane look very average as well and I rate Varane.
“The manager might not fancy him [Maguire] and that’s where the Barcelona rumours came from.“
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