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Published 07:20 10 Aug 2018 BST
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Maguire was apparently available for £15m last summer but his valuation has quadrupled after a solid season with Leicester City and his World Cup performances with England. In this case, the board felt Maguire was not overwhelmingly better than United's current central defenders.
United were asked if they would be interested in signing Atlético Madrid defender Diego Godín, only for the Uruguay captain to sign a new contract with the Spanish club a few days later.
They were never interested in Boateng either. The amount of time he has spent injured over the past few seasons was enough to put United off any negotiations for the German. They seem to have learned not to sign players whom Bayern Munich are ready to offload after the Bastian Schweinsteiger failure.
United kick off the Premier League tomorrow against Leicester, for whom Harry Maguire will feature alongside former United defender Jonny Evans in central defence.
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