Manchester United are looking to bolster their defensive options with Harry Maguire set to join West Ham.
Manchester Unitedmay be about to prove Edinson Cavani right from several years ago if they complete a move for Bayern Munich star Benjamin Pavard. The Red Devils have accepted a £30million offer from West Ham for the signing of Harry Maguire, єɴԀing a tumultuous period for the England international at Old Trafford.
Maguire was stripped of the United captaincy earlier this summer after falling out of favour under Erik ten Hag. The centre-back was made available to leave the club with West Ham now swooping in to sign him.
While United were happy to let Maguire leave, a replacement will be needed with Pavard touted as a potential option. According toSky Germany, United are holding ‘concrete talks’ to sign the versatile defєɴԀer.
Pavard has indicated that he wants to leave the club this summer despite Thomas Tuchel pushing to keep him at the club. The Frenchman is already regarded as one of Europe’s best defєɴԀers, something Cavani appeared to predict when the defєɴԀer first burst onto the scene.
Pavard made his professional debut in Ligue 1 with Lille back in 2015 and played against Paris Saint-Germain in just his fifth senior match. Lille went on to lose the clash 6-1 with Pavard coming on as a late substitute, but Cavani sought out the defєɴԀer after the match.
The Uruguayan was said to be so impressed by Pavard’s display in just 15 minutes that he asked the young defєɴԀer for his shirt. Pavard was shocked as he asked: “Wait, you want my shirt?”
