Rob Dawson, correspondent
Harry Maguire he said that he had not lost hope for extending his stay in the center Manchester United after “positive” talks about a new contract.
Maguire’s current contract expires at the end of the season, although Manchester United have the option to extend his contract by one year, until 2026.
The England The defender was already close to leaving Old Trafford and joining West Ham in 2023 the movement collapsed. After arriving at United in the summer, he lost his position in the hierarchy Matthijs de Ligt AND Leny Yoro.
However, after an impressive performance in Victory 2-1 over Manchester City on Sunday, the 31-year-old still hopes to stay.
“I didn’t really think about it [his long-term future]” said Maguire. “I still have this year to go with the option in their hands. But yes, right now all the signs are positive and the conversation I’m having is really positive.”
Asked if talks were ongoing about a new long-term contract, Maguire replied: “Yes.”
Maguire surprisingly joined Ruben Amorim’s team at the Etihad Stadium. But this first one City of Leicester the man kept Erling Haaland quietly before United scored two late goals to seal a dramatic derby victory.
“It was a difficult start to the season for us and our fans didn’t have much to be happy about, so this is for them,” added Maguire. “Honestly, I thought the game was close 50-50. It could have gone either way. There is improvement, but we still have a long way to go.”
It was a victory at the Etihad declaration result for Amorim, who has overseen a variety of performances since taking over from Erik ten Haga.
The Portugal head coach has made it clear that his team is constantly working and has very little time to train between matches. He has only been at United for a short time, but Maguire is already impressed with his 39-year-old former Sports CP coach.
“I think you can see that we have a good structure, a good style of play and the way he wants us to work,” he said.
“He is very good tactically. He has proven to be a winner.
“And look, we’re still pretty new. I think he’s been here for about a month now and we’re really looking forward to seeing where we can go and where we can take this club, and I’m sure he’ll take it in a positive way.”
