{"id":670472,"date":"2019-08-02T18:41:13","date_gmt":"2019-08-02T18:41:13","guid":{"rendered":"<br><div>\n<p>Manchester United\u00a0have agreed an \u00a380m deal to buy Harry Maguire from Leicester City, making the England international the world\u2019s most expensive defender.<\/p>\n<p>Leicester wanted more for Maguire than the \u00a375m Liverpool paid for Virgil van Di"},"modified":"2019-08-02T18:41:13","modified_gmt":"2019-08-02T18:41:13","slug":"manchester-united-agree-80m-deal-to-buy-harry-maguire-from-leicester","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/08\/02\/manchester-united-agree-80m-deal-to-buy-harry-maguire-from-leicester\/","title":{"rendered":"Manchester United agree \u00a380m deal to buy Harry Maguire from Leicester"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Manchester United\u00a0have agreed an \u00a380m deal to buy Harry Maguire from Leicester City, making the England international the world\u2019s most expensive defender.<\/p>\n<p>Leicester wanted more for Maguire than the \u00a375m Liverpool paid for Virgil van Dijk and the transfer will go through subject to a medical.<\/p>\n<p>Maguire had also been a target for Manchester City, who were understood to be his preferred destination, but the Premier League champions were\u00a0unwilling to match the asking price.<\/p>\n<p>The need for United to conclude a deal for the 26-year-old increased when Eric Bailly was ruled out for four to five months with a knee injury.<\/p>\n<p>Maguire is in line to become Ole Gunnar Solskj\u00e6r\u2019s third summer signing, after the winger Daniel James and right-back Aaron Wan-Bissaka.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester United\u00a0have agreed an \u00a380m deal to buy Harry Maguire from Leicester City, making the England international the world\u2019s most expensive defender. 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