It has been quite the turnaround for centre half Harry Maguire in the last few seasons at basket case club Manchester United.
At one time in his life, the now 33 year old defender could do no wrong. Having impressed at Sheffield United and earned a move to Hull City, his performances gained bigger reviews and a £17 million switch to Leicester City was quickly organised. Fans in the wider world of football will more than remember his £80 million move to Old Trafford taking place and he has gone on to feature more than 200 times for them.
There has also been heavy England recognition down the years with the South Yorkshire man now having 66 caps to his name and it seemed like he had won the jackpot at a crypto casino and was on the top of the world. However, having gone on to skipper both as the world record transfer fee for a defender, it then started to go wrong as the Red Devil's looked to extreme cost cutting.
After months of speculation when it came to potential moves away from the club, Maguire just got his head down and worked his way back into their plans - putting in some pivotal performances and even fulfilling a small goalscoring threat as an emergency striker.
Having re-established himself and somewhat quietened the speculation, he now almost has a second lease of life under Michael Carrick since his arrival as head coach at the club, and it has now been announced that this week he has signed a new one year contract with the side, that also includes an option for a further year on top.
That is some turnaround given it was not that long ago that United seemed intent on getting him out of the door even if they took a massive loss on his valuation, but it should be noted that his existing deal was due to expire at the end of the current campaign. That is somewhat reflected in the terms of his new deal if reports are correct, as it seems that a new lower basic deal has been agreed, but one that better rewards additional success - such as a higher basic rate clause for securing European football.
Given the cost cutting goes on at the Theatre of Streams, deals such as this will probably become the norm as the months pass when it comes to players that they do want to keep on their books. Given the ridiculous money swirling around in football right now, far more sensible basic contracts with success bonuses is probably not a bad thing either for the wider world of the game.
For Maguire specifically - especially given his original world record transfer coincided with a further fall from the club from their former grace into almost irrelevance - he will be hoping that the extended period may actually see a bit more silverware, as a return of the League Cup and FA Cup is incredibly poor given the success his transfer fee should have implied.
