Manchester United defender Harry Maguire’s retrial in Greece has been postponed for the fourth time, more than five years after his arrest on the island of Mykonos.
The hearing, which was due to begin in Syros on Wednesday morning, was expected to give Maguire’s legal team the chance to clear his name. However, the case has now been pushed back again until March next year.
There’s also growing speculation that the case may never reach trial, as the statute of limitations in Greece expires eight years after the incident, meaning it could be dropped entirely by August 2028.
Maguire, who was not required to attend in person, was arrested in August 2020 following an alleged brawl during a family holiday. He was initially convicted of assaulting a police officer and attempted bribery, receiving a 21-month suspended sentence. However, under Greek law, his conviction was automatically quashed on appeal.
This marks the fourth delay in the retrial process, previously postponed in:
May 2023, due to defence counsel unavailability
February 2024, following a lawyers’ strike in Greece
March 2024, for procedural reasons
Currently, the 32-year-old defender is spending time with his family during the international break, having once again been left out of the England squad by manager Thomas Tuchel for the matches against Wales and Latvia.
Maguire last featured for England in September 2024 under caretaker boss Lee Carsley, in a friendly against Ireland.
