Is he really worth it? Harry Maguire to Manchester United for £80 million. A world record fee for a defender! Once the big news of the big money move had broken then came the big question, “Is he really worth it?” What’s he done really? Maguire has been impressive for England in that rarest of specimens- a World Cup with plenty to be positive about. He has impressed and stood out as a leader for Leicester. Yet what has he really achieved in the game to merit such a price tag? Paul Merson gave an initial passionate estimation of his strengths and weaknesses-that he’s a good defender in a back three (as seen with England), shows quality in defending deep and winning ball in the air (as seen with Leicester), but will be exposed by players with pace if defending higher up the pitch. The price tag was in his eyes, “Ridiculous”. Although, he did soften this shortly after and gave his quality more credit. Maybe the...
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