{"id":767771,"date":"2026-02-16T07:36:11","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T07:36:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/767771\/"},"modified":"2026-02-16T07:36:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T07:36:11","slug":"man-utd-dressing-room-clear-on-madness-maguire-decision-carrick-gives-green-light-for-player-to-leave","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/767771\/","title":{"rendered":"Man Utd dressing room &#8216;clear&#8217; on &#8216;madness&#8217; Maguire decision; Carrick &#8216;gives green light&#8217; for player to leave"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>According to reports, Manchester United\u2019s squad are keen for England international Harry Maguire to remain at the club beyond this season.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.football365.com\/tag\/harry-maguire\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Maguire<\/strong> <\/a>has had a rollercoaster ride following his \u00a380m move from Leicester City to Man Utd, but he is now a widely beloved figure at Old Trafford.<\/p>\n<p>The experienced defender has been one of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.football365.com\/manchester-united\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>United<\/strong>\u2018<\/a>s better performers when fit in recent years, and he has shone alongside Lisandro Martinez in recent weeks.<\/p>\n<p>However, Maguire\u2019s future at Man Utd is uncertain as he is in the final few months of his current contract and it remains to be seen whether he will sign an extension.<\/p>\n<p>Man Utd have already confirmed that Casemiro will depart the club on a free transfer in the summer,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.football365.com\/news\/man-utd-green-light-seal-preferred-deal-ineos-frontrunners-sign-70m-pl-star\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong> though it has been indicated that they are more open to keeping Maguire.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>READ:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.football365.com\/news\/feature-ten-pl-shocks-arsenal-spurs-relegation-man-utd-sack\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ten 2025\/26 PL shocks that could still happen, include Arsenal failing to win title, Spurs relegation<\/a><br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For Maguire to land a new contract, it has been widely reported that he would need to accept a pay cut, but his teammates are reportedly keen for him to stick around.<\/p>\n<p>This is according to a new report from a British tabloid newspaper, with it claimed that United\u2019s players are \u2018clear\u2019 that \u2018it would be madness\u2019 to let Maguire leave.<\/p>\n<p>A source for the outlet explained:\u00a0\u201cThe players think it would be madness if he was not offered a new deal.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHarry has endured plenty of ups and downs at United but has come through all that and is playing really well.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s very well-respected in the dressing room and is passing on a lot of knowledge to some of the younger players like Ayden Heaven and Leny Yoro.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEveryone likes him and respects him and the majority of the players want the club to give him a deal.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.football365.com\/news\/england-remove-manchester-united-question-tuchel-cop-out-world-cup\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">England \u2018sh*tshow\u2019 removes Manchester United question after Tuchel \u2018cop-out\u2019<\/a><br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Andre Onana is far more likely to leave Man Utd permanently in the summer, though.<\/p>\n<p>Senne Lammens has shone since replacing Onana as Man Utd\u2019s No.1 goalkeeper, with the outcast currently on loan at\u00a0Trabzonspor.<\/p>\n<p>Onana\u2019s Man Utd contract does not expire until 2028, but<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fichajes.net\/noticias\/bombazo-carrick-da-visto-bueno-manchester-united-le-busca-salida-20260214.html\" target=\"_blank\"> a report from Spanish outlet Fichajes claims<\/a> interim boss Michael Carrick has \u2018given the green light\u2019 for the club to \u2018offload him\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>The report adds: \u2018Manchester United are already working with a clear objective for the upcoming summer transfer window: finding a permanent destination for Andr\u00e9 Onana . The 29-year-old Cameroonian goalkeeper is not part of the club\u2019s main plans, and his time at Old Trafford appears to be drawing to a close.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Currently on loan at Trabzonspor, Andr\u00e9 Onana is looking to rediscover his form away from England after losing his starting place. Manchester United believe that a summer move would be the best solution for all parties involved.\u2019<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ NEXT:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.football365.com\/news\/man-utd-star-no-words-ratcliffe-co-owner-a-lot-to-answer-for-colonised-comments\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Man Utd star has \u2018no words\u2019 for Ratcliffe as co-owner \u2018has a lot to answer for\u2019 after \u2018colonised\u2019 comments<\/a><br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"According to reports, Manchester United\u2019s squad are keen for England international Harry Maguire to remain at the club&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":767772,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4100],"tags":[8000,94,175,225,98,24465,12,101,79,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-767771","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-football","8":"tag-andre-onana","9":"tag-football","10":"tag-harry-maguire","11":"tag-home-page","12":"tag-manchester-united","13":"tag-michael-carrick","14":"tag-news","15":"tag-premier-league","16":"tag-sports","17":"tag-uk","18":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/116079164404694979","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/767771","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=767771"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/767771\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/767772"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=767771"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=767771"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=767771"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}