Chelsea make 'shock enquiry' for £34m-rated defender from Premier League rival

Harry Maguire could be on the move before the summer transfer window slams shut.

The Manchester United captain is entering his fourth season at Old Trafford amidst a storm of criticism, picking up from where he left off in the 2021/22 campaign by continuing to look shaky at the heart of the club’s defence.

Despite having enjoyed a stellar 2020/21 season and Euro 2020 tournament, Maguire has seen his form fall off a cliff in the past 12 months and the last two matches have done little to suggest that he’s arrested that slump.

Erik ten Hag might have confirmed his status as club captain, but miserable performances against Brighton & Hove Albion and Brentford alongside Lisandro Martinez could well see him dropped to the bench.

After all, none other than four-time Champions League winner Raphael Varane has been watching said Premier League defeats from the sidelines and must now fancy his chances of starting ahead of Maguire for the Liverpool clash.

And his path to the team sheet could well be made even easier in a world where Maguire waves goodbye to the ‘Theatre of Dreams’, which could legitimately happen if an unlikely Chelsea move comes to pass.

That’s because the Daily Mail turned heads on Friday night by reporting that the Blues ‘have made a shock enquiry about Harry Maguire’s availability,’ amidst doubts over his future at Old Trafford.

Chelsea have been in desperate need of centre-back recruits this summer due to Antonio Rudiger and Andreas Christensen leaving upon the expiration of their contracts and they’ve hitherto only brought in Kalidou Koulibaly to replace them.

So now it’s Maguire who is said to be ‘of interest’ to the two-time Champions League winners as a potential move for Leicester City’s Wesley Fofana