David Tully Sep 26th 2025
Man United are weighing up whether to keep Harry Maguire beyond the end of the season, but they may offer a contract which is worth less than his current £190,000 a week salary, according to reports.
The 32-year-old’s current deal expires next June, but there is a desire to retain his services past the summer.
Maguire signed a six-year contract when he joined from Leicester City for £80m in 2019, but the Red Devils included an option to extend his stay for an additional twelve months.
That option was triggered back in January this year, so as things stand, he will be a free agent if he doesn’t sign another extension. The Sun claim that United do want to retain him if he is willing to accept a lower wage.
Maguire continues to play regularly
Despite being stripped of the captain’s armband in 2023, and being offered out to clubs like West Ham, the defender was steadfast in his determination to stay at Old Trafford.
Over the past couple of years, Maguire has earned plaudits for how he has buckled down and worked hard to regain his standing in the first-team squad.
The centre-back will likely receive offers from other teams, but based on his actions since losing the captaincy, you would think that his preference would be to remain in Manchester.
Other players are set to leave United
While Maguire could be retained, other members of the first-team squad could be released when their contracts expire.
New deals are not expected to be offered to the likes of Casemiro, Jadon Sancho, Tyrell Malacia or Tom Heaton. They cost a combined £156m to sign but it looks like (with the exception of Sancho, who has a 1-year option), they could be let go for nothing.
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David Tully
David has worked as a football reporter for the last fifteen years. Having started as an intern at Snack Media, he then went on to become a freelancer, working on various different sites. At the start of 2023, he took up his current role as content writer for National World’s Football News Network.
