Manchester City will have to break the world record £75m fee for a defender if they are to sign Leicester City's Harry Maguire this summer.
The record was set in January 2018 when Liverpool purchased Virgil van Dijk, and Pep Guardiola's side will have to top that if they are to sign Maguire – with the Foxes not willing to sell the England international for less than £90m.
The Sun report that Guardiola was suitably impressed by the Leicester centre-half when the two sides met at the Etihad Stadium at the beginning of May, and has now decided he wants to add him to his expensively-assembled squad.
The 48-year-old is desperate to sign a replacement for the departing City
While the transfer fee seems incredibly high, Leicester
The 26-year-old has four years remaining on his contract and manager Brendan Rodgers has already expressed his desire to see the former Hull City
Maguire has enjoyed an impressive rise to prominence in the last couple of seasons since joining Leicester in the summer of 2017 for £17m, with his form for the Foxes earning him 18 England caps and making him one of the most sought-after defenders in world football.
Source: 90min