Manchester United submit huge bid for in-demand centre-back

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Harry Maguire

Manchester United have moved into pole position to sign Leicester centre-back Harry Maguire, report Sky Sports.

The England international has been heavily linked with Manchester City and is thought to be keen on a move to the Etihad Stadium.

That has allowed United to march to the front of the queue, with the Red Devils offering Leicester £70m.

The Foxes insist they do not need to sell and would not settle for less than the £75m Liverpool paid for Virgil van Dijk in January 2018.

United's offer will test their resolve, though, as well as forcing Manchester City to respond.

Greg Lea
Greg Lea

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).