Manchester United have agreed an £80m deal to sign Leicester defender Harry Maguire, according to Sky sources.

The deal is subject to a medical and would eclipse the current world-record £75m Liverpool paid for a defender when they bought Virgil van Dijk from Southampton.

Maguire is now set to discuss personal terms with United, who are set to beat rivals Manchester City to his signature.

Speaking to The Transfer Showyesterday, Sky Sports News reporter Rob Dorsett said: “I’ve always been told throughout this process that £80m was the magic figure for Leicester to do business. It seems as though United are prepared to go there so this could happen quite quickly.”

England international Maguire, who phoned in sick for training on Monday, has four years left on his contract and Leicester’s position all summer has been that he is not for sale.

-Sky Sports