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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Jacob Steinberg and Ben Fisher

West Ham fail with Harry Maguire loan offer and £45m Palhinha bid

Harry Maguire
Harry Maguire needs to play regularly to keep his place in the England squad before Euro 2024. Photograph: Tom Jenkins/The Guardian

West Ham have had a loan offer for Harry Maguire dismissed by Manchester United and a £45m bid for João Palhinha turned away by Fulham. West Ham are looking to spend after selling Declan Rice to Arsenal for £105m and are stepping up their interest in two of their key targets.

They want to replace Rice with two midfielders – along with targeting Palhinha, talks are being held over a move for Ajax’s Edson Álvarez – and David Moyes’s desire to bring in a central defender led him to set his sights on Maguire.

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