Harry Maguire has shone in the Premier League at Leicester City and he would walk into Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s Manchester United side.
Teddy Sheringham believes Harry Maguire is the man Manchester United need to sign this summer if they are to force their way back to the top of the English game, while speaking to the Mirror.
United missed out on a place in the Champions League last season as they finished sixth in the Premier League under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, who is keen to bring in a number of exciting reinforcements to turn around a side which continues to underwhelm.
A lack of quality and leadership in central defence has been a major problem with United crying out for a impressive centre-back to partner the largely outstanding Victor Lindelof.
According to Sheringham, however, Leicester City’s England international Maguire is the prime candidate.
“Central defence is a big area where they need to find a Vincent Kompany or Tony Adams-type player,” said Sheringham, who famously scored the equaliser in that 1999 Champions League final triumph against Bayern Munich.
“I really believe they should go back to the British mentality. The core of any good, British team, comes from British players, as I see it. Over the last 20 or 30 years, if a British team does well in the league or in Europe, there’s always a core of British players involved.
“I think Harry Maguire is the one for me. He’s got great leadership qualities, and has a real calming influence. He’s very similar to Rio Ferdinand, in that he’s cool on the ball and defends very well. That would be a fine start from my point of view.”
Maguire’s blend of commanding defending and impressive technical skills have earned him plenty of admirers throughout the English game.
The Standard reported on Monday that Solskjaer was considering a move to bring the England World Cup star to Manchester United, although Leicester won’t let him go on the cheap.
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