Harry Maguire will have his medical today ahead of the Manchester United move.
Manchester United are on the verge of completing Harry Maguire’s transfer in the coming days. Leicester City reportedly accepted a world-record £80 million fee from the Red Devils, who have been targetting the centre-back before the kick start of the transfer window.
Manchester United’s efforts to step up the chase for Harry Maguire intensified after the long-term knee injury blow to Eric Bailly. The Ivory Coast International will spend five months on the sidelines – forcing the club to make an immediate decision.
The Foxes were holding out for an outrageous £95 million, but the record Premier League holders drove down the price to £80 million after weeks of negotiations. According to Manchester Evening News, the English International will have his medical on Saturday which has come as a blow to Manchester City.
The Citizens were also targetting the former Hull City defender, but the Red Devils have pipped their arch-rivals to land him. United Assistant Manager Mike Phelan coached Hull City as then assistant manager and permanent manager, which has convinced both the buying club and the player.
Besides, former Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson also made his feelings sure about the desperation to land the defender. The Scottish was coy on the defender, who has been impressive for Leicester City over the last two years. United’s £70 million was turned down and paid another £10 million extra to close the deal with the Foxes.
Should the deal for Harry Maguire go through smoothly, Solskjaer wants to sell Marcos Rojo and Chris Smalling. In a friendly game against Kristiansund in Oslo, the Red Devils manager started Victor Lindelof and Phil Jones as centre-backs, with Axel Tuanzebe getting promoted to the first-team squad on a permanent basis.
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Harry Maguire’s signing will come as a huge boost for Manchester United, who were searching for defensive reinforcements this summer.
