Transfer Talk: PSG plot £50m swoop to rescue benchwarmer Maguire

Paris Saint-Germain are preparing a £50million bid for out-of-favour Manchester United defender Harry Maguire.

The England centre-back has started only five Premier League games this season and played a combined 94 minutes in the Red Devils' last eight top-flight outings.

United are expected to try and offload Maguire, 30, this summer and The Sun claim PSG will launch a move after missing out on him in January.

Erik ten Hag has settled on Raphael Varane and Lisandro Martinez as his preferred defensive partnership, with Victor Lindelof and even left-back Luke Shaw seemingly above the former Leicester ace in the pecking order.

Maguire, who has played 165 games since his £80m move to Old Trafford in 2019, remains club captain and is reportedly determined to win back his place.

But a switch to the French capital to join a superstar squad would be hard to turn down and regular minutes would be a boost to his hopes of remaining in Gareth Southgate's XI at Euro 2024.

United will try to cash in on fringe players as they look to fund a summer splurge, with a revamped midfield and new striker the top priorities.

Harry Kane, Victor Osimhen, Eduardo Camavinga, Mason Mount and Frenkie de Jong are among the high-profile names being linked with the Old Trafford outfit.

In other news

Real Madrid want Erling Haaland and Jude Bellingham in an ambitious summer rebuild, claim The Independent.

The Express report that Roberto Firmino has several offers on the table, including an MLS move and the chance to link up with Cristiano Ronaldo at Al-Nassr, when he leaves Liverpool this summer.

Barcelona are interested in Joao Cancelo with Bayern Munich set to snub a permanent move for the Manchester City loanee, according to reports in Spain.