Inter are inquiring about signing Harry Maguire after failing to sign Victor Lindelof

Inter Milan are report­ed­ly inter­est­ed in sign­ing Man­ches­ter Unit­ed cap­tain Har­ry Maguire.

The Eng­land cen­tre-back has plum­met­ed from the Red Dev­ils peck­ing order this sea­son and could make an unex­pect­ed move despite his World Cup glory.

Serie A have made inquiries about the 29-year-old and are believed to have offered him a loan deal.

But the play­er wants to wait until the sum­mer to decide his long-term future.

The Dai­ly Mail reports that Maguire hopes that if injuries or sus­pen­sions become a prob­lem for man­ag­er Erik Ten Hag, he will be patient to take his chances.

Maguire recent­ly stressed that he does not want to be a bit part play­er at Man­ches­ter United.

After start­ing the FA Cup against Read­ing, he said: “I’m 29 and I’ve nev­er been in this posi­tion in my career.

You don’t need to get used to it, but this is part of soc­cer. I have to push, train well and seize the oppor­tu­ni­ty when it comes.

“It was my first appear­ance in two and a half weeks, and I think I did well.

I’ve been work­ing hard on “train­ing”. The play­ers who par­tic­i­pat­ed did well. We have to be ready when the oppor­tu­ni­ty comes.”

“Every­one is need­ed in the sec­ond half of the season”

Maguire has start­ed just 20% of Pre­mier League games this season.

He made Lisan­dro Mar­tinez and Rafael Varane his first choice cen­tre-backs, and has played a total of 16 times for Ten Hag.

Inter are look­ing to sign a new cen­tre-back as Milan Skriniar is on the verge of a move to Paris Saint-Germain.

Man­ag­er Simone Inza­ghi has also expressed inter­est in Maguire’s team-mate Vic­tor Lin­de­lof, who could replace him in January.

The offer was turned down by Man­ches­ter Unit­ed, who are des­per­ate to secure a key play­er ahead of their busy schedules.

The Red Dev­ils, who have con­tin­ued to go from strength to strength in every com­pe­ti­tion this sea­son, have plen­ty of mid­week games ahead of them, with the Europa League soon to resume and a tough game against Barcelona ahead of them.