Manchester United have agreed a world-record deal for Leicester City defender Harry Maguire, according to reports.

The Sun claims that United have beaten local rivals Manchester City to the England international's signature after agreeing a £80m transfer with the Foxes.

That would see the 26-year-old become the most expensive defender in history, with the reported sum surpassing the £75m that Liverpool paid for Virgil van Dijk.

According to the publication, Maguire will undergo a medical on Monday ahead of a deal that will see United pay Leicester £60m up front, with the remainder of the sum coming in add-ons.

However, sources at Manchester United claim that a deal is still yet to be agreed with Leicester.

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The publication also reports that the Foxes have already found a replacement for their star defender after agreeing a £45m deal for Brighton defender Lewis Dunk.

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If the transfer is completed, Maguire would become Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's third signing of the summer, following Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Daniel James to Old Trafford.

Solskjaer has also been linked with moves for Sporting Lisbon star Bruno Fernandes, Newcastle youngster Sean Longstaff and Southampton's Mario Lemina, with the Norwegian keen to bolster his midfield options.

United are currently in Australia on a pre-season tour as they step-up their preparations for the upcoming campaign.

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They started the trip with a comfortable 2-0 win over Perth Glory, with Marcus Rashford and James Garner securing victory for the Premier League side.

Paul Pogba featured in the second half of the game and provided the assist for Rashford's opener.

Although the midfielder has expressed his desire to leave the club this summer, Solskjaer admitted that the Frenchman was one of the players being considered for the captaincy.

When asked if Pogba was among the candidates, Solskjaer responded: "Yes.

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“I don’t think that needs explaining. We’ll discuss that later on.”

Ashley Young is currently wearing the armband when he is on the field, but Solskjaer insisted that he has yet to make a decision on who will occupy the role full-time.

“We’ve got quite a few possibilities there and when the season starts we’ll announce it,” he said.

“Of course we’ll have a good assessment, see how pre-season goes. But, as you saw, Ashley will wear it when he’s playing until we decide on someone.”