Rio Ferdinand has said that Newcastle United target Harry Maguire has to leave Manchester United in the summer transfer window.
Ferdinand has said on his YouTube channel that Harry Maguire simply has to leave Manchester United for his own good, with Newcastle United reportedly interested in the England international central defender.
The former Manchester United center-back believes that Maguire needs to find a new club to resurgent his career.
In March, 90min reported that Newcastle is keen on securing the services of the £200,000-a-week (SalarySport) 30-year-old center-back.
Ferdinand said, as transcribed by UIF: “I think he needs to. If he wants to resurrect his career he has to go in the summer.
“He cannot stay there and play second fiddle. If he genuinely wants to stay as an England player and get back on track.”
Harry Maguire should consider leaving Manchester United for Newcastle United
In our view, if Harry Maguire has the chance to join Newcastle United in the summer transfer window, then the Manchester United central defender should take it.
He simply has to.
Yes, Manchester United is arguably the biggest club in England, but Maguire is a peripheral figure in manager Erik Ten Hag’s squad.
After all, the 30-year-old, who has been tipped to join Aston Villa in the summer transfer window, has made only seven starts and eight substitute appearances in the Premier League for the Red Devils this season.
Newcastle are likely to play in the UEFA Champions League next season and are going places under PIF and manager Eddie Howe.
Maguire is a very experienced player and always plays well for England, and he would be an asset at Newcastle.
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Put off’: Newcastle think the 22-year-old star is too expensive – journalist
Newcastle United is going to have to pay a huge fee to sign Dominik Szoboszlai this summer, which the Telegraph’s Luke Edwards does not believe is going to happen.
Szoboszlai has emerged as a major target for Newcastle in recent weeks, and it was even claimed that he was the club’s top summer target.
That story has been disputed by the Daily Mail, but Toon scouts did travel to Germany to watch the 22-year-old play on Sunday.
It was a worthwhile trip, with Szoboszlai scoring a stoppage-time winner for RB Leipzig to strengthen their Champions League qualification bid. It could be a huge goal, as the Hungarian midfielder has admitted that he wants to play in that competition again next season, refusing to commit his future to the Bundesliga club.
Champions League football is potentially something that Newcastle could offer the playmaker, with Eddie Howe’s side needing two wins from their remaining three games to finish in the top four – despite Liverpool applying even more pressure on Monday night.
The Toon owners will likely make some major signings if they qualify for the UCL, and Szoboszlai would fall into that category. However, Telegraph reporter Luke Edwards has hinted that a move is not on the cards at the moment.
Edwards thinks Newcastle has been ‘put off’ signing Szoboszlai
The journalist has responded to talk of Szoboszlai signing for Newcastle on Twitter and explained why the Magpies have cooled their interest.
He wrote: “#nufc have been watching Dominic Szoboszlai at RB Leipzig but have been put off by an asking price between £70-80m. They will not pay that much. It’s also worth stressing that no transfer targets have been decided on yet. We have moved from long lists to short lists and that’s it.”
Newcastle won’t pay over the odds
Edwards claims that Leipzig wants between £ 70 million and £ 80 million for Szoboszlai, which goes against his reported release clause – which is less than that amount. His contract reportedly has a clause that allows him to leave the German side for £ 61 million.
Regardless of the price, Edwards’ suggestion makes it clear that Newcastle will once again not pay over the odds when the transfer window opens. It is something they haven’t really done since the change of ownership – while the expensive-looking deals have made sense.
There was a fear that Alexander Isak cost too much, while £ 25 million for Chris Wood was a lot. But the Swede looks worth every penny, while we are set to recoup most of the Wood money when he permanently signs for Nottingham Forest.
And as Edwards states, no transfer targets have been set in stone. That will not happen until we know if we are a Champions League club or a Europa League club, as that will massively influence the budget.
But the Magpies appear to be testing the waters and lining up potential options, one of which looks to be Szoboszlai. However, he might prove to be too expensive.
