When the news broke that Manchester United were in talks to sell Harry Maguire, a lot of ears pricked up around Europe.
Players like Jean-Clair Todibo and Benjamin Pavard had already been touted as potential replacements for the England international, and their clubs were now bracing themselves for potential offers.
Nice-Matin look at the former’s situation, who isn’t pushing for a transfer just yet, unlike the Bayern Munich defender.
They explain that ‘while waiting’ for Manchester United to sort out their business and make their offer, the player is focused on his club’s next game against Lorient.
The newspaper are adamant that Todibo is one of the avenues being looked at by those in charge at Old Trafford to replace Harry Maguire, but the recent developments surrounding his transfer to West Ham aren’t helping.
The centre-back has turned down the opportunity to be a central figure at the Hammers in favour of staying at Manchester United, which is frustrating transfer plans.
Todibo’s second ‘stumbling block’ is the aforementioned Pavard, who has ‘clearly voiced his intention’ of moving to Old Trafford and would be ‘cheaper’, although that last part remains to be seen as recent reports have suggested Bayern aren’t as willing to sell since they failed to sign Kyle Walker.
While all this is happening, the 23-year-old, who ‘politely rejected’ advances from Napoli, is proving extremely professional in the dressing room.
That’s because, while he is ‘far from being against’ leaving before August 31st, he is also ‘happy in Nice’, making it ‘quite the dilemma’.
