The Leicester coach regretted having abandoned Maguire

Lester City's director, Brandon Rogers, expressed regret over Harry Maguire's departure to Manchester United to become the most expensive defender in the history of football.

"Both clubs are in agreement (on the value of the agreement) and there is still work left," said the Northern Irishman. "It's a great player, not a player we wanted to lose."

Maguire's transaction is estimated at 80 million pounds (about $ 97 million).

The defender, who played 20 caps for the England team, will undergo a routine medical checkup this weekend, before his official transfer to the BBC and Sky networks.

If the transaction is confirmed, Maguire will beat Licht's Matisse of Lisse, who moved last month from Ajax Amsterdam to Juventus (75 million euros plus 10.5 million bonuses) and Vergil Van Dyke, who was transferred from Southampton to Liverpool. 2018).

Maguire will be the third player drawn this summer by Aaron Van-Pisca from Crystal Palace and Welshman Daniel James from Swansea.

Maguire, 26, has played 69 league games with Leicester since arriving in Hull City in 2017 and signing a contract with Leicester for five years in September.

United is also seeking to join Juventus striker Paulo Debala in a reciprocal agreement that will see the transfer of the Belgian Romilo Lucaco in the opposite direction.