Stan Collymore has said that Manchester United central defender Harry Maguire should pick Unai Emery’s Aston Villa over Ange Postecoglou’s Tottenham Hotspur.
Football Transfers reported this month that Tottenham Hotspur and Aston Villa want to sign Harry Maguire from Manchester United in the summer transfer window.
Everton are also claimed to be interested in the £200,000-a-week (SalarySport) defender.
TalkSPORT have also claimed that Tottenham and Villa want to sign Maguire.
Former Liverpool and Villa striker Collymore has given his take on the situation of the England international defender.
The pundit believes that the 30-year-old should pick the Villans over Spurs.
Collymore wrote in CaughtOffSide: “I’m not so sure about Maguire and Spurs. I think that they do need central defenders, Maguire has the name recognition and is a very good defender. He needs a fresh start and needs to leave Man United because he’s tainted goods there.
“Maybe Ange Postecoglou is the man in terms of his character to get into his head. It’s been mooted that Villa are interested and I think that would be a slightly better move for Maguire. Unai Emery is a bit more of an experienced coach at the top level. I think Villa need a central defender every bit as much as Spurs.
“If Ange doesn’t start well, the toxicity around the club would be the last thing that Maguire would need, and at Villa there’s the feel good factor at the moment. He can help in the Conference League and Villa is a progressive, upwardly mobile, happy place.
“If worst cast scenario happens, he will go from Man United where he’s been seen as root cause of all the playing problems to Tottenham where if it doesn’t happen in the first 12 games for Postecoglou, there’ll be the ENIC out/Levy out brigade. I just think Villa will be better for him as a player and a human being.”
Tottenham Hotspur or Aston Villa for Harry Maguire?
In our opinion, Harry Maguire should pick Tottenham Hotspur over Aston Villa if the defender does leave Manchester United in the summer transfer window.
The 30-year-old is a very good defender who always does well when he plays for England.
And before his move to United, the centre-back did well for Leicester City.
Just because Maguire has not always had the best of times at United does not mean that he is a bad player.
While Villa are a club on the up under manager Unai Emery, Spurs are used to challenging for the Premier League top four on a regular basis.
Yes, Tottenham will not play in the UEFA Champions League next season, but they will certainly be running for the Premier League top four.
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