Harry Maguire reportedly snubbed a transfer to Barcelona this summer time as aspect of a offer for midfielder Frenkie de Jong.
United have now agreed a £72.2m deal with the La Liga giants for De Jong, who needs to remain at the Nou Camp, but Maguire was at a person point rumoured to be included in a swap offer for the Dutch global.
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Maguire has been greatly criticised both equally in the media and by the United lovers in current months and months, and the centre-back’s continued to be blasted on United’s preseason tour.
But a resource shut to Maguire informed the Mirror that the England worldwide is determined to have a successful period at Previous Trafford following turning down Barcelona’s technique.
The resource reported: “Some gamers, specially with some of the criticism traveling close to, would have been desperate to go if Barcelona arrived contacting.
“But Harry is unmoved and would like to have a profitable time with United. When it will come to mental power, Harry has it in spades. As standard he will get down to doing what he does ideal.”
A additional resource claimed Maguire has acquired an unfair share of the blame for United’s bad kind.
“Harry has been created the scapegoat for Manchester United’s inadequate displays previous time,” the supply claimed.
“Some so-referred to as significant gamers experienced far worse games than him. It would seem that a person has to pay back the price. The other season it was David de Gea who has been impressive during his time at the club.”
De Jong stays the priority for Erik ten Hag and United, but even with acquiring agreed a payment with Barcelona, the midfielder does not want to leave the Catalans and desires to engage in Champions League football if he is pressured out of the club.
De Jong has long gone on pre-period tour and Barcelona’s president Joan Laporta gave an update on the deal on Saturday evening.
“Frenkie de Jong is our participant, we really like him,” Laporta explained to ESPN. “We received some features for Frenkie but we did not take as of now, as we want to converse with him and know accurately what he wants. We need to have to clarify some factors of his situation”.
