West Ham close in on double swoop for England pair Harry Maguire and James Ward-Prowse

West Ham United are closing in on a double swoop to sign Manchester United centre-back Harry Maguire and Southampton midfielder James Ward-Prowse in deals worth around £30 million each.

Maguire had fallen down the pecking order under manager Erik ten Hag last season, finding himself fifth-choice centre-half at Old Trafford behind Raphael Varane, Lisandro Martinez, Victor Lindelof and Luke Shaw, whose usual position is left-back.

The 30-year-old had been keen to remain at the club he joined from Leicester City for £80 million in 2019 and was contracted to until the summer of 2025 but the writing was on the wall when Ten Hag stripped Maguire of the captaincy at the start of pre-season.

Maguire made 175 appearances for United, scoring seven goals but made only 16 Premier League appearances last season and another campaign without regular football would have put his England place under threat ahead of next summer's Euro 2024 in Germany. Maguire has won 57 caps and scored seven goals for his country.

He is understood to be keen on moving to the London club and while personal terms have not yet been agreed, it is not expected to be a problem.

Ward-Prowse, meanwhile, joined the Southampton Academy at the age of eight, and rose up through the ranks before making his senior debut as a sixteen-year-old in October 2011.

He made 410 appearances for the Saints, scoring 55 goals, but his nine goals in 38 Premier League games last season could not prevent Southampton being relegated from the top-flight and a move away from the south coast looked inevitable.

The 28-year-old – who has won 11 England caps, scoring two goals – is a renowned dead-ball specialist scoring 17 free-kicks and needs only one more to equal David Beckham's Premier