defender says the opportunity to join West Ham United ‘wasn’t there’ because the .
The defender was expected to leave Old Trafford last after being
West Ham boss made no secret of his desire to sign Maguire and a fee of £30million was said to have been agreed between the two clubs.
It was reported, however, that Maguire wanted to stay at the Theatre of Dreams in order to fight for his place.
However, Maguire says the ‘opportunity’ to move to east London was not there because the two clubs failed to settle on a fee.
‘Regular game time is really important to me, it has been throughout all my career,’ said Maguire.
‘The actual opportunity to go to West Ham wasn’t really agreed between both clubs and myself, so it wasn’t just my chance to say ‘yes’ and I’m doing.
‘The actual opportunity wasn’t there because we didn’t get far enough down the line with it.
‘West Ham are a massive club, my focus is still on Manchester United.
‘I want to fight for my place, but, of course, game time is really important to me.’
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