Man Utd and rivals City eye Harry Maguire transfer but put off by world record £80m Leicester asking price
HARRY MAGUIRE is a summer target for BOTH Manchester giants.
But there are fears Leicester could price him out of a move by demanding £80million — a world- record fee for a defender.
Manchester City chief Pep Guardiola needs to replace Vincent Kompany.
While United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer wants the England star as part of his summer revamp.
Maguire is in Portugal with England and a Three Lions source says there are “fears it won’t happen” for the defender because of the price.
The Foxes are looking for a fee that would bust the current record for a defender, the £75m Liverpool paid Southampton for Virgil van Dijk.
Guardiola would prefer to sign a left-footer but has been impressed with Maguire, 26.
Leicester’s asking price is also a problem.
City have huge resources but have been sensible with their spending and their record buy is the £60m they gave the Foxes for Riyad Mahrez last summer.
United are also bringing an end to marquee signings like Angel Di Maria and Paul Pogba.
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Solskjaer wants executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward to focus on hungry players with potential to improve rather than the finished article.
Maguire falls into the category of homegrown players who can get better at United but there will need to be a compromise for him to move.
The player wants to operate at as high a level as possible, although he would start in the Europa League with United.