West Ham get serious! Hammers lodge combined £60m bid for Harry Maguire and Scott McTominay - but Man Utd want more

West Ham have seen a £60 million ($77m) combined offer for Manchester United's Harry Maguire and Scott McTominay rejected.

West Ham table bid for United pair
United have rejected the package offer
United holding out for more money

WHAT HAPPENED? The Hammers had put together a £60 million ($77m) package to sign both Maguire and McTominay according to The Athletic. However, The Times is now reporting that United have turned the offer down, stating they United value the Scottish midfielder between £40m ($51m) and £45m ($57m), while Maguire is valued at around £35m ($44m) with two years left on his deal.

THE BIGGER PICTURE: West Ham, having agreed a fee with Ajax for midfielder Edson Alvarez, want Maguire and McTominay to join the ranks and bolster David Moyes' squad.

AND WHAT'S MORE: United coach Erik ten Hag wants to sign Fiorentina midfielder Sofyan Amrabat, and should the sale of Maguire and McTominay go through, then a deal for the Moroccan could be finalised.

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WHAT NEXT FOR WEST HAM? Moyes will want to sign more players before the season starts this weekend after losing Declan Rice to Arsenal and with Gianluca Scamacca joining Atalanta. Whether West Ham can make a breakthrough on the double deal with United before their opening day fixture against Bournemouth remains to be seen.