Maguire hoping to stay at Man United beyond his contract, says club is going in right direction this season.
‘An amazing club to play for’: Harry Maguire keen to extend time at Manchester United.
Though talks about the defender’s future have not yet taken place, Harry Maguire has made it clear that he wants to sign a new contract with Manchester United when his current one expires next summer. In January, United triggered a one-year extension of his terms.
“I’m sure over the next few months we’ll have a conversation about where we want to go and if they want to extend,” the 32-year-old said. “I have something in my mind about what I want to do. I don’t want to put it out there [publicly], but it’s an amazing club to play for and you’d be silly if you wanted to jump out of it as soon as you could. I think there were a couple of clubs who enquired or spoke with them [the club] and I think they got a quick response.”
“We’re in a good place, positive as a club and I feel like the hierarchy has come in and Jason [Wilcox, director of football] and the manager – they’re taking it in the right direction,” he said. “Since I started six years ago to where it is now, it’s in a completely different place in terms of the structure behind the management staff.”
Speaking at the Manchester United Foundation Camp in Stretford, Maguire did not start the team’s loss at Old Trafford on Sunday. Although Matthijs de Ligt replaced Luke Shaw in the 80th minute, Ruben Amorim’s 3-4-3 formation favoured him as the main centre-back.
“Me and Matthijs have been playing that central role, but also we can play either side in the back three,” Maguire said. “I’ve proven that. I’ve done that for England and Mattias has done that numerous times for the Netherlands as well. There’s competition for places all over the pitch and that’s healthy in the squad.
“I feel in a good place. It’s been a couple of years now where I feel like I’ve played really well for this club again.”