Manchester United have stepped up their pursuit of Leicester City centre-back Harry Maguire after his stunning performance at the World Cup.<\/p>\n
Maguire was one of England’s stand out players at the just concluded World Cup in Russia and helped the Three Lions to reach the semifinal for the first time since 1990.<\/p>\n
While he was solid at the back he also chipped in with some important goals as Gareth Southgate’s side impressed.<\/p>\n
His performance at the competition has prompted several top-flight teams to consider a swoop for him, but Manchester United have been the most serious suitor.<\/p>\n
Jose Mourinho has been looking to sign a new centre-back before this transfer window closes. He had set his sight on the likes of Jerome Boateng and Toby Alderweireld, however, Maguire is seen as a better option due to his age as he would be a longer-term solution to that spot.<\/p>\n
Leicester City have said that the defender is not for sale, however, a bid of \u00a365 million could be enough to tempt them into a sale, and Manchester United have reportedly asked them for their price.<\/p>\n
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Manchester United have stepped up their pursuit of Leicester City centre-back Harry Maguire after his stunning performance at the World Cup. Maguire was one of England’s stand out players at the just concluded World Cup in Russia and helped the Three Lions to reach the semifinal for the first time since 1990. While he was solid at the back he also chipped in with some important goals as Gareth Southgate’s side impressed. His performance at the competition has prompted several top-flight teams to consider a swoop for him, but Manchester United have been the most serious suitor. Jose Mourinho has been looking to sign a new centre-back before this transfer window closes. He had set his sight on the likes of Jerome Boateng and Toby Alderweireld, however, Maguire is seen as a better option due to his age as he would be a longer-term solution to that spot. Leicester City have said that the defender is not for sale, however, a bid of \u00a365 million could be enough to tempt them into a sale, and Manchester United have reportedly asked them for their price. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1676,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4785","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-football","category-transfer-news"],"yoast_head":"\n