Manchester United must do just one thing to sign Harry Maguire from Leicester
Leicester will not stand in Harry Maguire's way if Manchester United pay a world-record fee for a defender, report the Daily Telegraph.
Although he has not submitted a formal transfer request, Maguire has told Foxes boss Brendan Rodgers that he wishes to swap the King Power Stadium for Old Trafford this summer.
Leicester have informed the centre-back that he will be allowed to leave should United offer a fee between £80m and 90m.
Liverpool paid £75m for Virgil van Dijk in January 2018, making him the most expensive defender of all time.
Leicester have told United that they want more for a player who joined the East Midlanders for just £12m from Hull in summer 2017.
The Red Devils are reluctant to meet those demands but could increase their bid if they cannot find a suitable alternative to the England international.
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Greg Lea is a freelance football journalist who's filled in wherever FourFourTwo needs him since 2014. He became a Crystal Palace fan after watching a 1-0 loss to Port Vale in 1998, and once got on the scoresheet in a primary school game against Wilfried Zaha's Whitehorse Manor (an own goal in an 8-0 defeat).