{"id":394775,"date":"2026-01-28T09:51:14","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T09:51:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/394775\/"},"modified":"2026-01-28T09:51:14","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T09:51:14","slug":"ineos-may-overrule-michael-carrick-on-harry-maguires-contract-because-of-two-young-man-utd-players","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/394775\/","title":{"rendered":"Ineos may overrule Michael Carrick on Harry Maguire&#8217;s contract because of two young Man Utd players"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Harry Maguire\u2019s contract is set to expire in the summer so Manchester United chiefs have a big decision to make.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/tag\/harry-maguire\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Harry Maguire<\/a> returned from his injury setback just in time to star in Manchester United\u2019s latest wins over Manchester City and Arsenal.<\/p>\n<p>Alongside Lisandro Martinez as his centre-back partner, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/opinion\/harry-maguires-importance-in-three-man-utd-matches-shows-one-option-that-ineos-cannot-rule-out-anymore\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Maguire has been excellent<\/a> under Michael Carrick, and he remains a key member of this United squad.<\/p>\n<p> Should Harry Maguire get a contract extension beyond the 2025\/26 season? <\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2241729027-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Harry Maguire celebrating at Anfield\" class=\"wp-image-305061\" \/>Photo by PETER POWELL\/AFP via Getty Images     <\/p>\n<p> \ud83d\udc47 Join the debate; share your insight. Use the comment button on the bottom left to have your say <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/news\/paul-scholes-says-one-man-utd-players-transformation-recently-has-been-unbelievable\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Paul Scholes hailed Maguire\u2019s \u2018unbelievable\u2019 transformation<\/a> following his incredible performance at The Emirates, but United are months away from losing him as a free agent.<\/p>\n<p>There have already been reports of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/transfer-news\/man-utd-star-michael-carrick-already-labelled-a-leader-now-wanted-by-serie-a-duo\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Italian interest in Maguire<\/a>, and the United defender is free to discuss with foreign clubs this month.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2256756525-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Harry Maguire of Manchester United celebrates to fans during the Premier League match between Manchester United and Manchester City at Old Trafford on January 17, 2026\" class=\"wp-image-324514\" \/>Photo by Joe Prior\/Visionhaus via Getty ImagesIneos unsure about Harry Maguire contract decision<\/p>\n<p>It has been made clear that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/news\/harry-maguire-wants-man-utd-stay-despite-doubts-over-contract-laurie-whitwell-makes-prediction\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Maguire is open to staying at United<\/a>, but it would require full buy-in from the board and player.<\/p>\n<p>According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-15502399\/manchester-united-transfer-mainoo-onana-exit.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Daily Mail<\/a>, Carrick is a fan of Maguire, but senior United figures are keen for next season\u2019s minutes to go to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/tag\/leny-yoro\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Leny Yoro<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/tag\/ayden-heaven\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ayden Heaven<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> HOW will Harry Maguire be remembered at Manchester United?\ud83d\udca5 <\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-2242029606-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Harry Maguire celebrates scoring for Manchester United.\" class=\"wp-image-303939\" \/>Photo by Carl Recine\/Getty Images     <\/p>\n<p> \ud83d\udc47 Join the debate; share your insight. Use the comment button on the bottom left to have your say <\/p>\n<p>Therefore, Ineos could lean towards allowing Maguire to leave in the summer.<\/p>\n<p>The report adds that there is interest from Italian clubs, while there are also a \u201chandful\u201d of Premier League clubs keen on his signature.<\/p>\n<p>Leny Yoro and Ayden Heaven are Ineos priorities<\/p>\n<p>Defender duo Yoro and Heaven were both signed by Ineos and the new recruitment team at Old Trafford.<\/p>\n<p>At 20 and 19 years old respectively, both centre-backs have huge futures ahead of them but have already shown exciting potential in the first team.<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/news\/leny-yoro-picks-between-rio-ferdinand-and-nemanja-vidic-after-mimicking-man-utd-legend\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Leny Yoro picks between Rio Ferdinand and Nemanja Vidic after mimicking Man Utd legend<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Both Yoro and Heaven find themselves behind Maguire and Martinez in the pecking order, and they will be pushed further out of the picture <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/news\/michael-carrick-shares-matthijs-de-ligt-injury-update-after-two-months-out-little-bit-slower\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">when Matthijs de Ligt returns to fitness<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Yoro has played 1,200 minutes in the Premier League this season, while Heaven has played just over 750 minutes. However, because United will only play 40 matches across all competitions this season, it\u2019s hard to see where their opportunities will come from.<\/p>\n<p>  Join Our Newsletter <\/p>\n<p>Receive a digest of our best United content each week direct to your mailbox<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Harry Maguire\u2019s contract is set to expire in the summer so Manchester United chiefs have a big decision&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":394776,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[3759,218,10798,3300,3937,72217,101,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-394775","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-football","8":"tag-ayden-heaven","9":"tag-football","10":"tag-harry-maguire","11":"tag-ineos","12":"tag-leny-yoro","13":"tag-michael-carrick","14":"tag-sports","15":"tag-uk","16":"tag-united-kingdom","17":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/394775","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=394775"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/394775\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/394776"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=394775"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=394775"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=394775"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}