Harry Maguire transfer – next club odds: Tottenham new favourites ahead of West Ham and Aston Villa for Man Utd defender
TOTTENHAM are the new favourites to sign Manchester United centre-back Harry Maguire.
That’s according to Betfair, who’ve made the north London side the 7/1 leading contenders to clinch his signature during the summer transfer window.
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The England international moved to Manchester United in the summer of 2019 from Leicester for a fee in the region of £85million, which remains the world record transfer fee paid for a defender.
The centre back started well at Old Trafford and quickly became the club captain under then manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
Maguire announced himself as one of the best defenders in the league in his first two seasons with the club, helping United to a second placed finish and the Europa League final in 2021.
The past 18 months, however, have seen the defender receive a lot of criticism for his performances, and the 30-year-old has ultimately lost his place in the starting line up for Man United.
Four years on from joining the Red Devils, the England centre half has been linked with a move away from the club in order to play more matches, with Raphael Varane and Lisandro Martinez firmly in place as United’s first choice centre back partnership.
Aston Villa had been the previous favourites earlier in the season to make a move for the England international, but Man Utd’s top four rivals Tottenham have now been placed as 7/1 favourites by Betfair.
Spurs, who are currently managerless following the recent sacking of Antonio Conte, will require a lot of work done in the transfer window after a disappointing season for the north London side.
After an impressive summer transfer window and a solid start to the season, Tottenham currently face a battle to even qualify for the Champions League next season.
The club were knocked out of all cup competitions relatively early on in the season, and the squad could be due a reshuffle this summer with a new manager coming in.
Spurs are relatively light looking forward in central defence, with Clement Lenglet going back to Barcelona in the summer following his loan spell, and Eric Dier and Davinson Sanchez both with just a year left on their current deals.
That leaves just Cristian Romero and Japhet Tanganga as the only recognised centre backs at the club still with some certainty going ahead of next season.
Harry Maguire next club
Betfair odds
- Tottenham – 7/1
- West Ham – 8/1
- Aston Villa – 10/1
- AC Milan – 12/1
- Leicester – 12/1
- Newcastle – 14/1
- Sheff Utd – 16/1
- Hull City – 20/1
- Wigan – 25/1
- Barcelona – 33/1
- Real Madrid – 33/1
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Another London side, West Ham, are next on the odds list, priced at 8/1, as a potential destination for Maguire.
The Hammers are another club who are likely to be prominent in the transfer market after having a desperately disappointing season compared to their performances in recent years.
David Moyes’ side have finished in the top seven in both of the last two seasons, but currently find themselves in the midst of a nine-team relegation scrap.
It’s expected that the Irons will stay up, but will require defensive reinforcements in the summer, especially with the 34-year-old Angelo Ogbonna’s contract ending at the end of the season.
The Italian’s departure would leave the club with just three recognised centre backs, and somewhere with the experience and pedigree of Maguire could be a very useful coup.
Aston Villa are also firmly in the mix with odds of 10/1, which puts them just ahead of Italian giants AC Milan and Maguire’s former club Leicester in the pecking order, both of whom are priced at 12/1.
Newcastle have a 14/1 shot at landing the defender as they continue their rise up the league, with three more of Maguire’s former clubs in Sheffield United (16/1), Hull (20/1) and Wigan (25/1) also on the list.
El Clasico rivals Barcelona and Real Madrid are both outside bets at 33/1.
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