Mourinho makes Leicester star a £35m summer defensive target
Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho is lining up a £35m move for a Leicester City defender, according to reports.
The Daily Mirror claims that Mourinho sees Harry Maguire as the ideal replacement for Chris Smalling and is ready to make a summer swoop.
The 25-year-old made his first senior England appearance in October and could be set for a starting berth at the 2018 World Cup in Russia.
Mourinho has spent over £300m on new players since arriving at Old Trafford, but said after the defeat to West Brom: “We are not going to spend more than we can. We are not going to do anything crazy.
“We are just trying to improve a little bit more, to keep the sequence of it.”
Maguire joined Leicester in a £17million deal last summer from Hull City, and scored a late equaliser in December as United drew 2-2 with the Foxes.
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