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Manchester United look set to revive their interest in Harry Maguire with caretaker Ole Gunnar Solskjaer giving the signal to sign him in what could be a whopping £65m deal, according to the Daily Star.

What's the word?

Since Maguire's exploits for England at the 2018 World Cup, he's become one of the most sought after central defenders in the Premier League with Man United appearing to be the club in pole position to land him.

The Red Devils previously made enquiries over the 26-year-old in last summer's transfer window but were put off by Leicester's massive valuation of the player.

As it happens, they could now sign the player for £10m less if a deal was to work out.

United's defensive issues have been no secret for some time now and in Maguire, they see a player capable of solving their problems.

Time for sacrifice

The former Hull man has been a massive hit in the Midlands but if the Foxes are to rebuild and plan for a new era under Brendan Rodgers then they can afford to sacrifice him.

A major argument for this is the fact that they already possess two near ready-made replacements.

At Celtic this season, Rodgers worked with Filip Benkovic, a defender in a similar mould to Maguire who is actually on loan from the Scot's new side.

Standing at 6 ft 4, he is the same height as the man he could replace and has all the aerial attributes and ball-playing skills to dominate in the Premier League once he returns.

He could form a partnership alongside Caglar Soyuncu who may have struggled this term but is a young player with plenty of potential.

In the Turkish defender and Benkovic, the Foxes have two men more than capable of taking them in the right direction. As a result, it would lead the way for Maguire to depart and see the club embark on a new chapter with Claude Puel now gone too.

As an added bonus, getting £65m for Maguire and having internal replacements already at their disposal, could give them an excuse to try and make Youri Tielemans a permanent part of the King Power furniture. Maguire's sacrifice, therefore, would be well warranted.