Tttchhh but a scratchIbbyham wrote: ↑Mon Aug 14, 2023 2:45 pm According to The Sun, the Irons may walk away from a deal to sign Manchester United centre-back Harry Maguire and have identified Bayer Leverkusen’s Odilon Kossounou as an alternative.
They claim that we are having problems agreeing personal terms with Maguire
It was understood that the Irons had agreed to pay Maguire £120,000 per week, a significant reduction from his current £190,000-a-week wage, while he will receive a £6 million fee from Manchester United when departing Old Trafford to help offset his wage cut at the London Stadium.
But apparently that is still not enough and The Sun claim he is stalling.
So, we are now looking at Bayer Leverkusen’s Odilon Kossounou as a back up.
The 22-year-old Bayer Leverkusen defender is well known to Tim Steidten, from his time at the Bundesliga club and is a big admirer of the youngster’s talent and potential.
The 6ft 3in defender has made a total of 69 appearances in all competitions since joining the Bundesliga side from Club Brugge in the summer of 2021. He seems to be viewed as a bit-part player though. So it looks like he is keen on a fresh start, and a move to the Premier League could be the next big step in his career.
Maguire v Kossounou or Moyes v Steidten
Ding , ding….Round one
This could be interesting !
Personally for me, I would rather get Kossounou than Maguire and at aged 22 a right young defender we need as we got Ogbonna 35C, Zouma 30, Coufal going to be 31, Emerson 30 going to be 31. We need several young defenders in the next 12 months.
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