Manchester United transfer news: The 10 most expensive signings in club’s history after Harry Maguire confirmed

The England centre-back becomes United’s second most expensive signing in history

Monday 05 August 2019 13:49 BST
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Manchester United have broken the world record transfer fee for a defender after completing an £80m deal for Harry Maguire today, surpassing the £75m spent by Liverpool for Virgil van Dijk.

Maguire becomes United's third addition of the window after completing deals for Crystal Palace's Aaron Wan-Bisska and Swansea's Daniel James.

The England international becomes United's second most expensive signing in history, behind only the English transfer record £89m fee paid by the club for Paul Pogba in 2016.

The deal means all 10 of United's most expensive transfers have come in the last five years, costing a combined £550m, although not all

Here are Manchester United's top 10 most expensive signings:

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