Sources: Man United paying file for defender
Rob DawsonCorrespondent
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Manchester United are set to signal Harry Maguire after reaching a breakthrough with Leicester on Friday morning, sources have instructed ESPN FC.
In accordance with the sources, United have agreed a world-record price for a defender — round £80 million plus add-ons — to pry Maguire away from the King Energy Stadium.
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The 26-year-old is ready to bear a medical on Saturday earlier than signing a five-year contract within the subsequent few days and might be eligible to make his United debut towards Chelsea at Previous Trafford on Aug. 11.
Leicester have been holding out for a bid of £95m for Maguire earlier than agreeing to a compromise. The file price for a defender eclipses the £75m Liverpool paid Southampton for Virgil van Dijk in 2018.
It brings to an finish greater than two months of negotiations and secures Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s high defensive goal. Maguire had feared Leicester have been pricing him out of a dream transfer to Previous Trafford, however after making it clear to the membership and supervisor Brendan Rodgers he needed to depart, United have been in a position to seal a deal.
Manchester Metropolis have been additionally however pulled out after being instructed Leicester’s calls for. Maguire was topic to curiosity from United final summer season however agreed to remain at Leicester and signed a brand new long-term contract in September.
He performed 76 video games in two seasons at Leicester after arriving for £17m from Hull Metropolis in 2017.
In the meantime, United are nonetheless ready to listen to whether or not Paulo Dybala is open to a transfer as a part of a deal that may see striker Romelu Lukaku be a part of Juventus.
Talks between the 2 golf equipment in London have progressed nicely, however sources have instructed ESPN FC that Dybala has reservations about shifting to Manchester and swapping Champions League soccer for at the very least one season within the Europa League.
The Argentina ahead has returned to Turin to decide about his future.