A Maguire transfer from Manchester United to Chelsea would be a surprise for several reasons. Maguire had a hard time in Manchester and I think besides the financial aspects he could also be a winner if Chelsea performs well and he can play a part in that success. But if Chelsea fails again, I can already read all the public allegations against the club and those responsible for the transfers because why would they sign players that underperformed when they themselves underperformed and are now trying to recover? Negative times negative is positive? Maguire is a high risk transfer if this really happens as Chelsea doesn't have the time to run some experiments with players who failed elsewhere.
So that's what surprised me. Chelsea management should not pay special attention to Maguire because this defender is 30 years old. Even if we look at it for now it's better not to do it early than they regret it later. But if Chelsea get it for a cheaper price or 20 million, chances are this won't be a big problem in Maguire transfer. But another thing I want to see from Chelsea is that they sell a lot of players so they have to sign players who can really help make a big contribution to the team next season.
Many observers say that the Maguire era is over because he is 30 years old but his career is sinking so quickly. Maguire has found it difficult to get a main place under the coach of Erik Ten Hag, so Maguire career at Manchester United next season could be a substitute bench player.
When you look at the players they now let go, getting Maguire is the opposite of a reasonable new strategy in any respect. They let the young high potentials go like Havertz, Joao Felix, they also want to get rid of Lukaku but at a good price of course, and at the same time they consider signing Maguire. This doesnÄ't make a lot of sense unless they see some potential in him that I just can't recognize. I liked Maguire in the beginning as he was quite a ruthless defender who did not make many mistakes, but it changed quickly for the worse and he never got going again. For him it doesn't matter, it is even good if he gets another chance at a club like Chelsea.