£65 million warning! Puel speaks out on Man United transfer move for Maguire

Leicester manager Claude Puel is confident defender and Manchester United target Harry Maguire will remain at the club.

The towering Englishman has become a top transfer target for Red Devils boss Jose Mourinho, who is desperate to add a ball-playing centre half to his back-line.

Indeed, it is believed the Red Devils have already contacted Leicester about a possible £65 million deal for Maguire, who has also shown an interest in making that step up in football

But Puel is certain the 25-year-old will remain at the club, despite all the recent transfer speculation.
“I am confident about the presence of Harry for this season. He is a very good player for us,” Puel told Sky Sports News.

“I was not surprised about his performance during this World Cup. We saw his progress during the second half of the season.

“He was great and played very well. It was not a surprise to see him perform well at this level in the international game.

“Of course for us he is a very good player – I wait for him with impatience because we need Harry and we need also Jamie [Vardy] because they are Leicester.”


United are ready to offer Maguire a triple-his wages contract, according to reports, and also feel that Leicester would find it difficult to turn down such an offer of £65 million, despite their reluctance to lose the big man.