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Leicester City line up duo to replace Harry Maguire



Leicester City are on the verge of signing two centre backs, which would pave the way for the club to sell Harry Maguire to Manchester United.

Leicester expect United to make a late bid for Maguire and they value the England defender at £65 million. They have prepared for the possibility of his departure by agreeing deals to sign Caglar Soyuncu, from Freiburg, and Filip Benkovic, of Dynamo Zagreb, for a combined £33.5 million but Claude Puel will still bring in both players even if Maguire remains at the club.

Maguire appears to have emerged as United’s best option as José Mourinho desperately tries to bolster his squad before the transfer window closes tomorrow. Bayern Munich valued Jérôme Boateng at nearly £45 million, while Tottenham Hotspur want about £65 million for Toby Alderweireld. Both players are 29, four years older than Maguire.

United initially wanted to sign Boateng on loan, but Bayern rejected that idea. Sport Bild, the reputable German newspaper, claimed last night that Boateng called Mourinho to tell him that he did not want to join United. They said that Niko Kovac, the Bayern Munich manager, persuaded him to stay at the German club and fight for his place in the team instead.

Tottenham said there has been no bid yet from United for Alderweireld. He is in the final year of his contract, which includes an option to extend it for a further season. However, the same clause allows Alderweireld to leave for £25.4 million before the final 14 days of the transfer window next summer.

Maguire is Leicester’s only centre back under 30 — Jonny Evans is 30, Yohan Benalouane 31 and Wes Morgan 34. Soyuncu, 22, will cost £20 million and has been offered £50,000 a week. Benkovic, 21, will be £13.5 million and has had a medical with the club.

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/sport/leicester-city-line-up-duo-to-replace-harry-maguire-bpx862l7v

MAGUIRE HOPING FOR MAN UTD MOVE

One source has told us United have already had two bids turned down by Leicester for Harry Maguire. The second bid was worth about £60m.

Leicester are in advanced talks to sign two centre backs – Filip Benkovic from Dinamo Zagreb and Caglar Soyuncu from Freiburg – at a combined cost of about £35m.

As far as Leicester are concerned, Maguire is not for sale; they signed him for £17m from Hull City last summer and he has four years left on his contract.

Leicester are expected to offer him a new deal after his impressive performances for England in the World Cup this summer.

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Leicester are closing in on the signings of Freiburg's Caglar Soyuncu and Dinamo Zagreb's Filip Benkovic, according to Sky sources.

Sky Sports News understands Soyuncu could cost up to £20m. The 22-year-old has been playing in the Bundesliga for Freiburg, and has won 15 full international caps for Turkey.

His agent, Mustafa Dogru, has confirmed on Twitter that they are in negotiations with Leicester over a deal, but he stressed there is no agreement yet.

Filip Benković Signs For Leicester City On A Five-Year Deal

- Leicester City agree the transfer of Filip Benković from Dinamo Zagreb
- Benković signs a five-year contract with the Club for an undisclosed fee
- The 21-year-old Croatian youth international won the league with Dinamo Zagreb last term
- He’s has featured in both the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League

The 21-year-old has signed a five-year contract at King Power Stadium to join Portuguese right-back Ricardo Pereira, Northern Ireland international Jonny Evans, England youth international James Maddison, Wales goalkeeper Danny Ward and Algeria winger Rachid Ghezzal among the Club’s summer recruits.

Benković joins Leicester City after a successful 2017/18 campaign at Dinamo Zagreb in which he made 30 appearances for the Croatian side in all competitions, scoring four goals in a season that saw them clinch the league title.

The Croatian Under-21 international is a product of Dinamo Zagreb’s youth academy, and at 6ft 4ins has made a name for himself as one of Europe’s most promising and imposing young defenders.

https://www.lcfc.com/news/798783/filip-benkovi-signs-for-leicester-city-on-a-fiveyear-deal/press-release

Leicester have completed the signing of Filip Benkovic from Dinamo Zagreb, for a fee Sky Sports News understands to be £13m.

Sky sources: Caglar Soyuncu will sign for Leicester before the 5pm deadline, subject to a work permit.

Leicester are confident he will get permit, but that will take several days to confirm. He already has endorsement papers from his home FA. But if the work permit fails, the deal dies and Leicester pay nothing.

#lcfc can confirm that an agreement has been reached with SC Freiburg for the transfer of defender Çağlar Söyüncü.

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The 22-year-old has agreed personal terms, undergone a medical and signed a five-year contract at King Power Stadium, subject to a work permit being granted.

A Turkish international, Söyüncü made his senior debut for his national side at just 19 years old against Sweden in March 2016 and has since been capped a further 14 times.

Last season, the defender played 30 times for SC Freiburg as his side finished 15th in the Bundesliga, reached the last 16 of the DFB-Pokal and the third qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League.