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da dobrowin： It has recently been reported by The Sun that Manchester City are keen to sign Harry Maguire from Leicester, although they may have to top the world-record £75m fee spent on Virgil van Dijk by Liverpool in order to land their man with the story saying it would take £90m to convince the Foxes to sell.
The east Midlands outfit signed the England international from Hull back in 2017 for just £17m, so if the Cityzens did stump up that kind of cash for the 26-year-old, the 2016 Premier League champions would be getting a massive profit on the centre-back.
However, is he worth more than Van Dijk? And should City spend that kind of money on the former Sheffield United man? Football FanCast’s writers have their say on the matter…
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Matt Dawson
“City would be absolutely foolish to spend that much on Harry Maguire. I know the club don’t exactly have any issues when it comes to finances but considering City already have an incredible backline, spending £90m on Maguire would be ridiculous. The centre-half was fantastic at the World Cup last summer and that was probably when his stock was highest. For me, he’s been slightly underwhelming this term. He’d still get into most teams in the Premier League but not for that absurd price tag.”
Harry Sherlock
“Maguire had a good World Cup but he’s absolutely not of the required ability to play for Manchester City. They pride themselves on having ball-playing defenders and Maguire is only really good at heading the ball and tackling. Pep Guardiola needs more and should be looking elsewhere, particularly if the asking price is £90m.”
Luke Glanville
“In my opinion, Manchester City should sign Harry Maguire regardless of the price tag. Money doesn’t matter too much to the Cityzens and they’ve shown in recent seasons that huge defensive investments can work out. He could thrive alongside John Stones and build a very strong all-English partnership at centre-back, with the pair knowing each other well from Gareth Southgate’s squad. The centre-back veterans at the Etihad Stadium, such as Nicolas Otamendi and Vincent Kompany, will need replacing at some stage and this would be the perfect way for City to do it.”