Manchester United plotting surprise Harry Maguire swap deal with Premier League club: Reports 

Manchester United could reportedly be interested in a potential swap deal involving Harry Maguire and Amadou Onana.

The England international has been the subject of two bids from West Ham United. The Hammers' first bid of £20 million was turned down by the Red Devils but they have since returned with an improved £30 million offer.

The Mirror (h/t Football365) have now suggested that the Red Devils would entertain a bid for Maguire from Everton if Onana is allowed to go the other way. Everton reportedly value the 21-year-old Belgian midfielder at £70 million, having signed him for €35 million (£27.54 million) last summer.

Maguire, meanwhile, is valued somewhere around £30 million by the Red Devils and could hence be used as a makeweight to sign Onana. The midfielder featured in 35 games across competitions for the Toffees last season as they narrowly avoided relegation.

A move to Manchester United, who will play in the UEFA Champions League this season, could be seen as a major step up for the former LOSC Lille Metropole midfielder. He would, however, have to compete with Casemiro for a starting berth but could be seen as the 31-year-old's long-term successor.

Maguire (30) has drastically fallen down the pecking order under Erik ten Hag, who stripped the former Leicester City centre-back of his captaincy last month. It remains to be seen if he wants to join Everton, considering he turned down a move to West Ham, who finished three places above the Toffees last term.

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Erik ten Hag called Manchester United star Harry Maguire's mistake 'stupid' in recent friendly draw

Erik ten Hag was not pleased with Harry Maguire's mistake in Manchester United's 1-1 pre-season friendly draw against Athletic Bilbao on 6 August.

The English centre-back was solely at fault for Athletic Club's opener, losing possession in the final third before Nico Williams put his team 1-0 in front in the 29th minute. He played the whole 90 minutes and saw Facundo Pellistri score a stoppage-time equalizer.

After the game, Ten Hag implied that the former Manchester United skipper's mistake was 'stupid', as he said (h/t GOAL)

"...It was stupid how we went down but as I said, we had a result and we came back so it was a good weekend for us."

The day before the draw against the Basque club, the Red Devils enjoyed a 3-1 win at home against RC Lens. They will open their Premier League season with a game against Wolverhampton Wanderers on 14 August — a game Maguire isn't expected to start.