Harry Maguire

[doobyedoobye]

I expect he will go to United. Don't expect him to turn down the crazy financials they will be throwing at him. It also seems he didn't fight too hard to come to us...

 

[Fame Monster]

Would much rather keep Nico than spend stupid money on Maguire or sign a worse player than him in Ake.

 

[oakiecokie]

I expect he will go to United. Don't expect him to turn down the crazy financials they will be throwing at him. It also seems he didn't fight too hard to come to us...

Pure speculation on your part.

 

[flb]

I was fairly sure we would too until recently, but there's no way we'll match United's offer. He either goes to United or stays at Leicester. They won't sell to us on the cheap.

Didnt Tolmie say he was willing to forego some sort of loyalty bonus hes owed to try and push it through to us?

 

[northwichblue]

Didnt Tolmie say he was willing to forego some sort of loyalty bonus hes owed to try and push it through to us?

Yeah, I read that as well

 

[domalino]

I expect he will go to United. Don't expect him to turn down the crazy financials they will be throwing at him. It also seems he didn't fight too hard to come to us...

I think it's quite hard for him to push for a move to us if United are offering £85m. If his argument with the owners was that they were pricing him out of a move, it disintegrates when someone offers the money.

And don't forget, United are saying they value him more than we do - they'll pay whatever it takes, while we're bartering and trying to say he's only worth £70m or whatever our top offer is. As a player I think that would be quite persuasive, knowing that the club will pay whatever it takes to get you, and you can leave your old club with everyone happy too and get welcomed back.

 

[cjn]

I`m solely discussing the format that we use and will continue to use when Pep is no longer with us ie in Txiki I trust,whoever the next Coach/Manager will be.
You still have all the groundwork to do in selling the club to a potential new player beforehand,something which Txiki appears to get right on most occasions.

Yeah fair enough. We might've been discussing two different things.

 

[The Riot Club]

Come on City if we want him and think he’s worth bidding £70m for we may as well just spend another £15m to get him.

No-one would bat an eyelid if we got him for £70m then signed a young lad from the championship or Europe for £15m, so why not just £85m on someone who would definitely improve our squad and not be a drop in standard if Stones or Laporte were out?

There’s so much money sloshing around the Prem and CL we’d make it back with a decent CL run, Sky money and league position prize money next season anyway.

If we need him, just get it done. He wants to come so he wouldn’t demand daft wages either probably.

 

[Trevor Morley's Tache]

We have better players in the squad. If all our current crop stay fit it would be a waste of money to spank £80M+ on essentially a squad player who would likely push one of our talented crop of young players further down the pecking order.

 

[Marvin]

I think it's quite hard for him to push for a move to us if United are offering £85m. If his argument with the owners was that they were pricing him out of a move, it disintegrates when someone offers the money.

And don't forget, United are saying they value him more than we do - they'll pay whatever it takes, while we're bartering and trying to say he's only worth £70m or whatever our top offer is. As a player I think that would be quite persuasive, knowing that the club will pay whatever it takes to get you, and you can leave your old club with everyone happy too and get welcomed back.

From a footballing perspective, he's probably better off staying at Leicester if the only option is Man Utd. The prospects for Man Utd are on clear as OGS is still an unknown quantity. I don't think HM will agitate to leave LCFC for Man Utd.

 

[Rammy Blue]

From a footballing perspective, he's probably better off staying at Leicester if the only option is Man Utd. The prospects for Man Utd are on clear as OGS is still an unknown quantity. I don't think HM will agitate to leave LCFC for Man Utd.

As much as I agree, based on footballing perspective, he’s going to find it hard to turn down the stupid wages the scum will pay him. He’s prob on circa £100k per week at Leicester and no doubt the scum will pay him over double that.

 

[domalino]

From a footballing perspective, he's probably better off staying at Leicester if the only option is Man Utd. The prospects for Man Utd are on clear as OGS is still an unknown quantity. I don't think HM will agitate to leave LCFC for Man Utd.

As much as I agree, based on footballing perspective, he’s going to find it hard to turn down the stupid wages the scum will pay him. He’s prob on circa £100k per week at Leicester and no doubt the scum will pay him over double that.

Yeah turning down probably an £80m contract + the prestige of playing for one of the most known sports clubs in the world is a lot easier said than done - especially when you were playing for Hull in the Championship 3 years ago.

Plus when that's dangled in front of you, it's a lot easier to be optimistic about United's prospects and chances of being back in the CL and challenging for titles in 18 months time.

 

[Ric]

There's not a chance he'd turn United down if they were the only club to agree a fee with Leicester.

 

[Rammy Blue]

Yeah turning down probably an £80m contract + the prestige of playing for one of the most known sports clubs in the world is a lot easier said than done - especially when you were playing for Hull in the Championship 3 years ago.

Plus when that's dangled in front of you, it's a lot easier to be optimistic about United's prospects and chances of being back in the CL and challenging for titles in 18 months time.

Rodgers might be able to convince him to stay but it’ll be difficult.

I still think we may well get involved with this one, my guess is Maguire wants to play for us, and maybe the scum will go elsewhere.

 

[cjn]

As much as I agree, based on footballing perspective, he’s going to find it hard to turn down the stupid wages the scum will pay him. He’s prob on circa £100k per week at Leicester and no doubt the scum will pay him over double that.

I want to put this out to any firm listening: If you double my wages, I will be there tomorrow.

...if they agree a fee of course he'll go to United. I think we were probably out of this once a firm bid went in above 70.

 

[Rammy Blue]

I want to put this out to any firm listening: If you double my wages, I will be there tomorrow.

...if they agree a fee of course he'll go to United. I think we were probably out of this once a firm bid went in above 70.

Ah, but we are only relying on hearsay and “sky sources” that the scum have actually bid, who’s to say they are truly interested? All of this might just be bluster from Leicester leaks to try to up the price.

 

[cjn]

Ah, but we are only relying on hearsay and “sky sources” that the scum have actually bid, who’s to say they are truly interested? All of this might just be bluster from Leicester leaks to try to up the price.

I'm not super familiar with United journos, but I do know most of their fans consider these two guys reliable:

 

[manimanc]

I'm not super familiar with United journos, but I do know most of their fans consider these two guys reliable:

No way is Maguire better than Phil the face and mike smalling.
No way.

 

[Rammy Blue]

I'm not super familiar with United journos, but I do know most of their fans consider these two guys reliable:

Weren’t there supposed credible sources saying we’d matched the £70mil bid?

All I’m trying to say, anyway, is everything is pinch of salt in the transfer window, so much bullshit flying about that I wouldn’t trust anything to do with the scum one iota.

 

[doobyedoobye]

Pure speculation on your part.

I think that goes without saying