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 deal with the Hammers.
GETTYHarry Maguire is on the the verge of leaving Manchester United[/caption]
PAThe England international is set to join West Ham in a deal worth £30million[/caption]
REUTERSBut he’s demanded a whopping £15m pay-off to leave Old Trafford[/caption]
They had also offered Maguire a £6m pay-off.
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.
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.”
United kick off their Premier League campaign against Wolves at Old Trafford this season.
Ten Hag’s troops did the double over Gary O’Neil’s side last season, running out 1-0 and 2-0 winners in their respective clashes at Molineux and The Theatre of Dreams.