Manchester rivals to battle it out for Harry Maguire in the summer

Manchester United and Manchester City are set to battle it out for Leicester City’s Harry Maguire in the summer.

The Premier League giants are impressed by Maguire’s displays at Leicester this season and are ready to fight for his signature.

Manchester City were linked to the 24-year old in the January transfer window, but they chose to buy Athletic Bilbao’s Aymeric Laporte instead for a record £57.1 million.

However, Pep Guardiola wants to add more defensive options to his squad to make Manchester City even stronger for the 2017/18 campaign, though it won’t be easy for him to land the England international, with Manchester United now in for him, too.

Although one of the best defensive outlets in the league, United are still short in the midfield and at the back. Jose Mourinho has already ruled out any more attacking signings, meaning that he’d have significant funds with which to tempt Leicester City to sell their £50 million-rated centre-back.

But it would take more than just money to convince the Foxes to offload Maguire, who is undoubtedly among the signings of the season. They’ve already shown with Riyad Mahrez that they are not the ones to easily give in and that won’t change anytime soon.

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Of course, if Harry Maguire himself tries to force a move – which he could if someone like Manchester United makes an offer – then that’s a different case altogether, but if not, then this is a transfer that none of us can see happening. Surely, Leicester City won’t sell Riyad Mahrez, Wilfred Ndidi and Harry Maguire in one summer? Or will they?