West Ham offered £60 million (about 100.5 billion won) to sign the duo of Harry Maguire (30) and Scott McTominay (27). Surprisingly, Manchester United's answer was no.
"United have rejected West Ham's offer for Maguire and McTominay," the UK's Talk Sport reported on Aug. 8. The Hammers offered a combined total of £60 million for the pair, but United blocked their approach for McTominay. Earlier, a £20 million bid for Maguire was also rejected," the report said.
Fabrizio Romano, an expert on the European soccer transfer market, added: "West Ham sent a £30 million ($503 million) bid for McTominay. However, United rejected it. It is up to West Ham to negotiate further. Negotiations for Maguire are also still ongoing, but there has been no significant progress."
Neither player is particularly important to United. While they have home-grown status, their place in the team is more of a candidate.
Maguire has long since lost out to Rafael Varane, Lisandro Martinez, Victor Lindelof, and even left-back Luke Shaw. He even lost the captain's armband to Bruno Fernandes at the start of this season.
McTominay has no place in the team. Mason Mount, Fernandes, Casemiro, and Christian Eriksen hold down the midfield for United. Similarly, there's not much room for McTominay to squeeze through, even if you exclude Fred and Donny van der Beek, who are out of Eric ten Hagh's sight.
Nonetheless, United are asking for a combined £75 million to land the two players. According to the Times and Talk Sport, United's minimum asking price is £35 million for Maguire and £40 million for McTominay. That's a £15 million difference from West Ham's asking price.
West Ham's asking price seems to take into account the club's generous financial position. The Hammers received a hefty £150 million for the sale of Declan Rice to Arsenal this summer. United, who are well aware of this, want more than £60 million.
For now, further negotiations remain possible. According to TalkSPORT, West Ham are considering upping the ante to try again to sign Maguire. McTominay is also not far behind, so a re-bid is not out of the question.
However, Man Utd fans are reeling from the news of the rejection. They're arguing that United shouldn't be so greedy and sell both players. "Turning down £60m for two bench players. What a crazy transfer market," "They have the audacity to turn down £30m," "£30m is enough. They should accept the offer", "There's no way West Ham are going to make an additional offer...", etc. 먹튀검증
Major League Baseball's (MLB) prestigious Los Angeles Dodgers are getting a key piece of their batting order back in time for the postseason.
Dodgers manager Dave Roberts announced on Monday that Walker Buehler, 27, who is rehabbing from elbow surgery, will pitch one to two innings in a Triple-A game on April 4.
Buehler, a right-handed hard-throwing pitcher, has been rehabbing for more than a year after undergoing elbow ligament splicing surgery (Tommy John surgery) last August.
Roberts said the plan is for Buehler to make a few more starts and increase his innings pitched, but he won't rush his return.
The Dodgers were in first place in the National League West a day earlier, 14.5 games ahead of the second-place San Francisco Giants, so a postseason berth is virtually assured.
Designated hitter J.D. Martinez, who was placed on the disabled list (IL) last month with a sore groin, is also expected to return soon.
Martinez, 36, who recently began taking batting practice, is likely to join the team during the June 6-11 visit of the Miami Marlins and Washington Nationals.
Martinez, who the Dodgers acquired for $10 million for one year after last season, was batting .256 with 25 home runs, 78 RBIs and an OPS of .856 in center field before his injury.
However, Tony Gonsoli, 29, one of the Dodgers' main starting pitchers, will not be able to participate in fall baseball as he is scheduled to undergo Tommy John surgery on Feb. 2.
Hard-throwing reliever Joe Kelly, 35, whom the Dodgers acquired during the offseason, is also facing an uncertain return due to a lingering elbow injury. 먹튀검증