August 18th 2023.
Harry Maguire's proposed move to West Ham United fell through recently, and now former Premier League manager Sam Allardyce has shed some light on why the Manchester United defender chose to stay put.
Allardyce believes that Maguire was wary of joining a team that had flirted with relegation throughout the last season, and had just lost their best player in Declan Rice. He also mentioned that the 30-year-old was looking for something "bigger" than West Ham.
Despite the move not materializing, Maguire is still expected to stay at United, but Dwight Yorke believes his former club should have let the defender leave after he was "humiliated" by manager Erik ten Hag.
Yorke noted that Maguire was stripped of the captaincy earlier in the summer, and had to sit on the bench even after ten Hag made five substitutions during Monday night's opening Premier League win against Wolves.
He also argued that Maguire should be aiming to be the best in his position at the club, but that his confidence will have been damaged after the recent events.
Yorke added that Jonny Evans signing a new one-year contract only further emphasizes ten Hag's intentions with Maguire.
It will be interesting to see how this situation plays out in the coming weeks. Maguire will hope he can still build a career for himself at Old Trafford, but it's clear that the club have already made their decision.
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