Why is Harry Maguire so sought after by Man Utd and Man City? The tug of war for Harry Maguire could be the saga of the summer transfer window, but why are Manchester United and Manchester City so keen on the Leicester defender? Average passes per game (PL 18/19) Man City centre-backs 77 Harry Maguire 56 Man Utd centre-backs 42Passing accuracy (PL 18/19) Man City centre-backs 93% Man Utd centre-backs 89% Harry Maguire 86%Physicality and tacklingA strength Maguire would bring to both sides is his physicality. Duel success (PL 18/19) Harry Maguire 73% Man Utd centre-backs 66% Man City centre-backs 63%Tackle success (PL 18/19) Man Utd centre-backs 63% Man City centre-backs 56% Harry Maguire 55%ErrorsMaguire would want to teradicate this stat from his game. Errors leading to shots (PL 18/19) Man Utd centre-backs (combined) 8 Man City centre-backs (combined) 4 Harry Maguire 4The view from LeicesterHis current club Leicester do not want to sell him, however, and it is understood they have therefore not put a valuation on the 26-year-old.

Source: Sky sports June 12, 2019 04:52 UTC