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Manchester Untied would be willing to pay the £ 80 million price requested by Leicester City to Harry Magiure, but only after competing with the sale of attacker Romelu Lukaku.
United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer wants Maguire to join his side this summer, as the Norwegian begins a remake of his team that finished sixth in the Premier League last season.
Leicester rejected the £ 70 million offer from the Red Devils earlier this month, but if United respects the Foxes' badessment, it will make Maguire the most expensive defender in the world, eclipsing the £ 75m that Liverpool paid to Southampton for Virgil van Dijk in January 2018.
For Solskjaer, it is important for the club to add a world-clbad defenseman to their team this summer, as last season United had 54 goals in the league, its highest total in 40 years.
Maguire debuted for Leicester in the 2-1 win he had won against Stoke on Saturday in what could be his last appearance for the club.
According to the Irish publication Independent, the sale of Lukaku will allow United Executive Vice President Ed Woodward to sanction the price Leicester asked for at the Maguire club meeting.
Leicester is well positioned to trade on Maguire, while the English international recently signed a long-term contract worth £ 130,000.
The Fox are not subject to any financial pressure that forces them to sell the defender and have therefore remained resilient to the retention of their asking price.
Leicester boss Brendan Rodgers also said that any deal was limited in time to Maguire and that the club would not allow a move close to the deadline because they need time to replace their replacement if necessary. .
After Leicester's win over the Potters, the North Irish boss said United had already agreed to pay fees.
"There is no discussion," Rodgers said of an increased United offer for Maguire.
"I know you are looking for updates, but there is no change of the other night.
"There is a lot of speculation about Harry, but it is just beginning, as I have always said, we are all pretty relaxed.
"We are trying to prepare the whole team and the team, Harry is one of them, he has been great today, he works very hard.
"There are two weeks left at the window for all players and I think everyone stays focused.
"Harry has been brilliant since the first day of pre-season and we do not need to sell it, until something changes, there's nothing left to say."
Although United seems ready to respect Leicester's price for Maguire, the sale of Lukaku has not been finalized yet.
The 26 year old Belgian made it clear that he was planning to leave United after falling into the rank order behind Marcus Rashford, but no team has yet reached the badessment of the 39, striker by the club.
Lukaku was courted by Inter Milan during this transfer window. However, Italy's latest bid, worth £ 54 million, was well below United's £ 75 million valuation.
However, Juventus, rival of the Serie A, is also interested in the Belgian international and would be willing to offer money and striker Paulo Dybala under the umbrella of. contract.
Dybala has experienced difficulties since the arrival of Cristiano Ronaldo in Turin. The Argentine striker has only scored five goals in 30 league games during his last campaign, which is well below the 22 goals of the 33 Serie A matches that he has disputed during the season 207/18. .
The United States may be tempted by an agreement involving Dybala because they would not have to look for a replacement until the transfer window closes at 8 am on August 8th. However, they have already rejected an offer to exchange Inter players.
While the Nerazzurri were struggling to respect United's badessment, they had already offered striker Mauro Icardi or midfielder Radja Nainggolan to the Red Devils, but both options were rejected as United favored a contract. cash at the time.
Regardless of which Italian side wins the battle for Lukaku, it seems that a decision can be made soon after the player has registered on Twitter and published a picture of himself and his agent Federico Pastorello, Saturday, with the caption "Soon to follow".
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