{"id":1099195,"date":"2019-07-28T14:48:03","date_gmt":"2019-07-28T13:48:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1099195"},"modified":"2019-07-28T14:48:03","modified_gmt":"2019-07-28T13:48:03","slug":"brendan-rodgers-cut-off-manchester-united-harry-maguire","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/brendan-rodgers-cut-off-manchester-united-harry-maguire\/","title":{"rendered":"Brendan Rodgers coy on cut-off deadline for Man Utd to secure Harry Maguire"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Leicester City manager\u00a0Brendan Rodgers has refused to commit to a cut-off deadline for\u00a0Manchester United to sign Harry Maguire.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Red Devils have been pursuing the England international throughout the summer but are yet to match the Foxes&#8217; \u00a380m valuation.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Could Man Utd sign Maguire? Five things to know&#8230;<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Man Utd are desperate to secure at least one central defender this summer.<\/li>\n<li>Maguire was heavily linked last year and speculation has resurfaced this time round.<\/li>\n<li>Both Manchester clubs are believed to have had bids rejected, with Leicester holding out for around \u00a380m.<\/li>\n<li>Rodgers suggested earlier this month that business would have to be done early so Leicester could find an adequate successor.<\/li>\n<li>However, the ex-Celtic manager has now revealed he hasn&#8217;t &#8220;really thought about&#8221; a cut-off point.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>https:\/\/audioboom.com\/posts\/7317342-rodgers-has-helped-tick-the-boxes-for-maguire-s-manchester-move<\/p>\n<p>Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is keen to follow up on Man Utd&#8217;s interest from last summer and prise the towering defender away from the\u00a0King Power Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>Rodgers has already intimated that business would have to be done sooner rather than later to allow his side the requisite time to recruit a replacement, but he has now refused to be drawn into specific cut-off dates.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I haven\u2019t really thought about that,&#8221; said Rodgers after his side&#8217;s 2-1 pre-season win over Stoke City.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We have two weeks left to go in the window for all of the players. I think it\u2019s just a case of everyone staying in focused.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How will Zinedine Zidane setup Real Madrid? 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I know you guys are looking for updates but there\u2019s no change from the other night.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Quizzed about what would happen if an acceptable bid came through, Rodgers replied: \u201cIt\u2019s all about ifs, but we haven\u2019t had that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><script>(function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(d.getElementById(id))return;js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src='https:\/\/embed.playbuzz.com\/sdk.js';fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}(document,'script','playbuzz-sdk'));<\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"playbuzz\" data-id=\"66c974de-b77b-4864-9922-f0029ea5359e\" data-show-info=\"false\" data-show-share=\"false\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Leicester City manager\u00a0Brendan Rodgers has refused to commit to a cut-off deadline for\u00a0Manchester United to sign Harry Maguire. The Red Devils have been pursuing the England international throughout the summer but are yet to match the Foxes&#8217; \u00a380m valuation. 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