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Maguire joins United for record fee
    2019-08-07  08:53    Shenzhen Daily

MANCHESTER United has made the biggest transfer splash in the Premier League this summer, signing Leicester City defender Harry Maguire for a world record fee of US$97 million, according to Sky Sports.

United officially announced the signing in a statement Monday, with Maguire calling the six-year deal an “incredible opportunity.”

The previous most expensive defender was Virgil van Dijk, the reigning PFA Player of the Year who cost Liverpool US$91 million in January 2018.

Maguire joins fullback Aaron Wan-Bissaka and winger Daniel James as United’s most notable signings this summer.

The 26-year-old England regular is a physically imposing center back whose distribution is top-class. He offers threat on set pieces and is just entering his prime, meaning he can be a fixture at Old Trafford for years to come.

His tackling took a dip last season, however, and questions remain over who he’ll pair with. Eric Bailly is injured, Chris Smalling’s best years appear to be behind him, Phil Jones and Marcos Rojo are largely unproven at this level.

Still, the spine of Maguire, star goalkeeper David de Gea and stud midfielder Paul Pogba is hard not to like, and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer played a more advanced, pressure style in the five months he spent in charge last season after taking over for the sacked Jose Mourinho in December.

The Red Devils have to hope that helps mask Maguire’s shortcomings. With Chelsea coming to Old Trafford to kick off the Premier League season Sunday, they’ll find out soon enough.

(SD-Agencies)

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