England centre-back Harry Maguire has become the most expensive defender recently when Manchester United signed him for a record 80 million pounds from Leicester City.
Maguire has signed a six-year contract with Manchester United, with an option for an extension of a period of 12 months.
Maguire tweeted about this move with a message saying “Looking forward to the next chapter of my career”
Looking forward to the next chapter of my career @ManUtd 🔴
The journey continues… ⚽️ pic.twitter.com/SaoJi9oaOS
— Harry Maguire (@HarryMaguire93) August 5, 2019
He also thanked Leicester City for “the brilliant support and amazing memories.”
Massive thank you to @lcfc for your brilliant support and amazing memories. We’ve been through many highs and some real lows but we stuck together. I wish you all the best in the future and I’m sure with a great owner you will keep rising as a club. 💙🦊 #TheBoss #ThankYou pic.twitter.com/1bALmvycOd
— Harry Maguire (@HarryMaguire93) August 5, 2019
This fee far surpasses the 75 million pounds fee that Liverpool paid to Southampton for Virgil van Dijk in 2018.
The 26-year-old footballer, who had joined Leicester City in 2017 for an initial fee of 12 million pounds, made his debut for England in 2017.
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