Former Manchester United captain Wayne Rooney has backed England defender Harry Maguire to be a positive addition to the Red Devils, should they secure his signature.
Speaking to ESPN FC in an exclusive interview from Orlando ahead of his participation in Wednesday's MLS All-Star Game against Atletico Madrid, Rooney said that Maguire would be "a good signing" for his former side.
"I think Harry's a good player and over the last few years he's improved as a player," the D.C. United captain said. "He's gotten better, and he's been a main player for Leicester City, but also for England.
"I think he'd be a good signing if they can get him."
The other transfer saga looming over Old Trafford is the future of Paul Pogba.
The 26-year-old said last month that he was ready for "a new challenge somewhere else." Earlier this month, his agent Mino Raiola said that he was "in the process" of negotiating his client's exit from the club.
Rooney was diplomatic when asked about whether United should hold on to Pogba, suggesting that there are several factors at play regarding his potential sale.
"It's obviously down to the club, to the board, to the manager, but I think also to the player," Rooney told ESPN FC. "If the player wants to stay, he'll stay and prove what a good player he is.
"Behind the scenes, I'm sure they're working on whether to keep him or whether to let him go."
29356899(deleted)
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fcuk off... go talk about your shitty club. we sell if you pay the asking price.
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Sowcelpr
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Nah dude Sanchez need to prove himself faq you talking about? Pogba is nice the rest of the team is a struggle
Timeilruy
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If Pogba wants to go let him go talents are born everyday, where's that united spirit where we only work and rely on players who wants to be here at united
spacecube2000
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Respect for Manchester United is on the wane because of this Pogba guy. He wants to leave he says, his manager said he will leave but United still are running around after him. Ole, you are disrespecting the great name of Manchester United. Players way before your time and managers before your time. Stop asslickin’ because if you don’t grow a pair real soon you will be gone. You won’t get any respect from someone who has supported United from the days of The Busby Babes. Me.
fcuk off... go talk about your shitty club. we sell if you pay the asking price.
Kobckrtyz
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Pogba is the cause of United's poor display my guy! He's a pung...
Jones,Smallings,Sanchez,Lingard that's the cause of the team's failure
Kobckrtyz
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without Paul the team has ZERO creativity not saying he indispensable but we really need a next creative midfielder or two
we only two world class players and that's Paul and David
BillionaireSteve
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without Paul the team has ZERO creativity not saying he indispensable but we really need a next creative midfielder or two
Pogba is the cause of United's poor display my guy! He's a pung...
Kobckrtyz
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without Paul the team has ZERO creativity not saying he indispensable but we really need a next creative midfielder or two
are u really basing your opinion on one game?
BillionaireSteve
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without Paul the team has ZERO creativity not saying he indispensable but we really need a next creative midfielder or two
Stupid comment! Did he play against PSG when United won them?
fizzbizzie
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No. He has nothing to prove. He is AMAZING. Shown by his stats in all his seasons at United despite how inconsistent they've been as a team. Pogba is United ONLY not garbage midfielder. Fred is garbage, might get better. Matic is garbage. McTominay is garbage. Herrara was the only other decent one. United need midfielders because a midfield isn't run by 1 man, but you don't need creative midfielders. You just need to let Pogba do that role, but because United's midfielders are so pathetic Pogba is almost constantly asked to sit deeper in midfield and create from there. Pogba at his best, as shown with Juve, France and even under Ole when he first came in, is ATTACKING. Pogba should be allowed roam free when the ball in the final third because he is an amazing creator, but United have RARELY let him do that. Bruno is a terrible option because that's what he wants to do and Bruno is inferior to Pogba in just about every way. The France squad for the world cup, Matuidi and Kante were played so that Pogba could run free. Proof that Pogba is EXACTLY the type of player you can build around. United are just damn terrible at it. Building around suggests you will actually make improvements. Having a midfield of Fred, McTominay, Matic, Pereira and Pogba... That's playing Pogba and hoping for the best, not building around him. You've got basically no defenders, basically no midfielders and a lopsided attack. Subpar squad, which shows United are the ones failing to build around Pogba, not that Pogba cannot be built around. If you just bought Gueye, Kante or Ndidi, Pogba wouldn't have to do defensive work anymore and he'd be free to do what he does best up the pitch, who are United linked with? Bruno.... The exact OPPOSITE. If United wanted to build around Pogba, they'd buy players that compliment him in midfield, not that detract. . Pogba is above Uniteds current level. So is De Gea. And they both know it. Pogba wants out, so United need to give him a reason to stay, not the other way around.
stats? if the game is played around him and he is supposed to be the man that dictates the game and teams like Brighton , Everton and Bournemouth are outplaying mannutd in the midfield and you talk about stats.. he was never the main man in juventus even when he had more goals than pirlo , pirlo and Vidal were the major midfielders and man it's not getting creative midfielders and trying to build around pogba can only make us top 4 maybe 4th maximum cos he is not the kind to dominate midfield.. forget about stats.. Fernandinho and Silva don't have the most stats in EPL but they control games for man city to ease through.. that's what United needs the most.. the goals can always be spread across the team if the midfield is creative enough..pogba is always dominated in big games.. and in average games too.m
Kobckrtyz
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CENTRAL MIDFIELD; PP6, Bruno Fernandes N Scott McTominay. perfect.
I believe we would do a better job than Woodward
Kobckrtyz
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without Paul the team has ZERO creativity not saying he indispensable but we really need a next creative midfielder or two
zucceikmst
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he has a lot to prove.. at juve they had two midfield maestros behind him in pirlo and Vidal.. he doesn't look the kind of player a team can be built around.. he like ozop look like the cake when they are the icing on the cake.. man utd needs to get more creative players in the middle even if pogba is gonna stay..
No. He has nothing to prove. He is AMAZING. Shown by his stats in all his seasons at United despite how inconsistent they've been as a team. Pogba is United ONLY not garbage midfielder. Fred is garbage, might get better. Matic is garbage. McTominay is garbage. Herrara was the only other decent one. United need midfielders because a midfield isn't run by 1 man, but you don't need creative midfielders. You just need to let Pogba do that role, but because United's midfielders are so pathetic Pogba is almost constantly asked to sit deeper in midfield and create from there. Pogba at his best, as shown with Juve, France and even under Ole when he first came in, is ATTACKING. Pogba should be allowed roam free when the ball in the final third because he is an amazing creator, but United have RARELY let him do that. Bruno is a terrible option because that's what he wants to do and Bruno is inferior to Pogba in just about every way. The France squad for the world cup, Matuidi and Kante were played so that Pogba could run free. Proof that Pogba is EXACTLY the type of player you can build around. United are just damn terrible at it. Building around suggests you will actually make improvements. Having a midfield of Fred, McTominay, Matic, Pereira and Pogba... That's playing Pogba and hoping for the best, not building around him. You've got basically no defenders, basically no midfielders and a lopsided attack. Subpar squad, which shows United are the ones failing to build around Pogba, not that Pogba cannot be built around. If you just bought Gueye, Kante or Ndidi, Pogba wouldn't have to do defensive work anymore and he'd be free to do what he does best up the pitch, who are United linked with? Bruno.... The exact OPPOSITE. If United wanted to build around Pogba, they'd buy players that compliment him in midfield, not that detract. . Pogba is above Uniteds current level. So is De Gea. And they both know it. Pogba wants out, so United need to give him a reason to stay, not the other way around.
fizzbizzie
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Pogba has nothing to prove. The world knows he's amazing WHENEVER he isn't playing for United. Juventus - multi league winner and with France he was a key man in a world cup win. Pogba wants to leave because he doesn't want to play for a club that can't compete at the top level. United need to prove they can if they want to keep him, or at least QUALIFY for UCL football. Pogba is one of the best talents in midfield in the world and he's playing in the Europa league with Fred and Scott McTominay... It's pretty obvious why he wants to leave. If United don't make an impact this season, which I doubt they will, still have an awful midfield, which Bruno will not change. Still have an awful defense, at least AWB is good. And still have no true right winger. With a subpar manager. It's United that need to prove they are good enough to play in the UCL. The world knows that's where Pogba is supposed to be, right now, he's the best outfielder in a pretty bad squad. He needs to get out to win and he knows that. So he's got nothing left to prove because he doesnt want to stay.
he has a lot to prove.. at juve they had two midfield maestros behind him in pirlo and Vidal.. he doesn't look the kind of player a team can be built around.. he like ozop look like the cake when they are the icing on the cake.. man utd needs to get more creative players in the middle even if pogba is gonna stay..
zucceikmst
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united prove capable for pogba? what disrespect.. pogba hasn't even achieved anything to even give United half such thought.. pogba still needs to.prove self..
Pogba has nothing to prove. The world knows he's amazing WHENEVER he isn't playing for United. Juventus - multi league winner and with France he was a key man in a world cup win. Pogba wants to leave because he doesn't want to play for a club that can't compete at the top level. United need to prove they can if they want to keep him, or at least QUALIFY for UCL football. Pogba is one of the best talents in midfield in the world and he's playing in the Europa league with Fred and Scott McTominay... It's pretty obvious why he wants to leave. If United don't make an impact this season, which I doubt they will, still have an awful midfield, which Bruno will not change. Still have an awful defense, at least AWB is good. And still have no true right winger. With a subpar manager. It's United that need to prove they are good enough to play in the UCL. The world knows that's where Pogba is supposed to be, right now, he's the best outfielder in a pretty bad squad. He needs to get out to win and he knows that. So he's got nothing left to prove because he doesnt want to stay.
fizzbizzie
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... United could get better value for money than Maguire. Maguire is decent, but he's going to go for more than De Ligt. Who is better and much younger. More than VVD, who is WAY better... Also, Pogba doesn't have to prove ANYTHING if he stays. He WANTS out. He doesnt want to be a United player, so if United want to keep him, they're going to have to prove capable, not the other way around.
united prove capable for pogba? what disrespect.. pogba hasn't even achieved anything to even give United half such thought.. pogba still needs to.prove self..
Joel14
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... United could get better value for money than Maguire. Maguire is decent, but he's going to go for more than De Ligt. Who is better and much younger. More than VVD, who is WAY better... Also, Pogba doesn't have to prove ANYTHING if he stays. He WANTS out. He doesnt want to be a United player, so if United want to keep him, they're going to have to prove capable, not the other way around.
There is only one Real United N That is MANCHESTER UNITED.
Joel14
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CENTRAL MIDFIELD; PP6, Bruno Fernandes N Scott McTominay. perfect.
lannisterjamie
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I don’t know why Manchester Utd want him? He is not good player for us
utd needs english guy so going after him
zucceikmst
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... United could get better value for money than Maguire. Maguire is decent, but he's going to go for more than De Ligt. Who is better and much younger. More than VVD, who is WAY better... Also, Pogba doesn't have to prove ANYTHING if he stays. He WANTS out. He doesnt want to be a United player, so if United want to keep him, they're going to have to prove capable, not the other way around.
Mboy_Swag04
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I don’t care the price we conceded way to many goals last season. Even if he’s 100 million sign him united
29356899(deleted)
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The price is gonna give me nightmares idc what anyone says 🤮
United have more money than you could count in your lifetime.
29356899(deleted)
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Respect for Manchester United is on the wane because of this Pogba guy. He wants to leave he says, his manager said he will leave but United still are running around after him. Ole, you are disrespecting the great name of Manchester United. Players way before your time and managers before your time. Stop asslickin’ because if you don’t grow a pair real soon you will be gone. You won’t get any respect from someone who has supported United from the days of The Busby Babes. Me.
Tim5533
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Manchester United shouldn't waste time signing him......
background
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I don’t know why Manchester Utd want him? He is not good player for us
Lozenges
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Leicester pls listen to this man request b4 he those something funny next season
urately
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not going to Training luv, im off to Manchester to help them build a wall!
billionjuo
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Until I see pictures of him having his medicals, i wont believe anything
favorite
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Just hurry up and get it done and over with, him and bruno.
neurology
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Manchester United and Leicester are closing to negotiation that Maguire played for Hull City back then
idiot12
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Think about it this way. We’re paying £90m for a solid young centerbacks who’s going to take away playing time from Jones and Smalling. It’s worth it.
Charlesgarrett
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The price is gonna give me nightmares idc what anyone says 🤮
Postmanman
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What does getting closer even mean... Utd: we have 65m Leicester: we want 80m Utd: no we have 70m Leicester : we want 90 Utd: no we have 75m
QWERTYbe
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Quick please so we can get 1 more in, Bruno Fernandes hopefully
cityon
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If Utd want to continue to be seen as the biggest club in the world surely they’ve got to get this deal for Harry Maguire done
lented
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Just tell your fucking team Pogba needs to leave and that's it..
Kepacersu
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sure
mapbnptuz
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Pogba will not prove himself because he want to leave
PrinceParis
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Pogba doesn't need to prove anything