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Harry Maguire reaches Carrington to undergo medical at Manchester United

Harry Maguire is now hours away from being announced as a Manchester United player. The English centre-back was spotted leaving a hotel in the middle of the city today morning and was then snapped at Carrington. He reportedly is in Carrington to meet Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and his new teammates.

Maguire will join the Red Devils on an £80 million deal. He will thus become the most expensive defender on the planet going past Virgil Van Dijk who was signed by Liverpool in the winter transfer window of 2018 for a sum of £75 million.

Solskjaer, speaking to the press after United's win against AC Milan in their pre-season game, confirmed the arrival of Maguire and said that he hopes to see an announcement soon.

"Hopefully the last little details will be in place over the weekend and we can announce something very soon."

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