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Manchester City will turn their attention to other defensive targets if Leicester refuse to budge on their £90million asking price for Harry Maguire.

Back-to-back Premier League champions City have made the England international a priority target after going cold on Ajax skipper and fellow centre-back Matthijs de Ligt but are unwilling to meet an asking price for the 26-year-old that is deemed excessive.

They are prepared to beat the £60m club record fee paid, also to Leicester, for winger Riyad Mahrez last year but senior sources insist they have drawn up a list of alternatives should the Foxes refuse to budge on their valuation of Maguire.

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The domestic Treble winners have made it clear during talks with targets such as Ajax midfielder Frenkie de Jong and Arsenal forward Alexis Sanchez in recent years that they are no longer a club who will break the budget they have set on players.

Manchester United are also keen on Maguire, but the Yorkshireman is reported to prefer a move to the Etihad. City, however, are prepared to walk away if the numbers don’t add up for them.

Leicester don’t want to sell the former Hull and Sheffield United star — and their hand has also been strengthened by the fact it is no secret City need a new centre-back after captain Vincent Kompany left to rejoin Belgium's Anderlecht as their new player-manager.

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City are also waiting for Brazilian defender Danilo to tell them if he is unsettled in Manchester before stepping up their interest in Juventus full-back Joao Cancelo.

Danilo, who is wanted by Italian heavyweights Inter Milan, is said to be growing frustrated at his lack of playing time under Pep Guardiola.

That has prompted City to look at £45million-rated Portuguese international Cancelo.

Perennial Serie A champions Juve are also interested in Danilo and could ask for him as a makeweight in any deal. But City will wait for the versatile Brazilian to outline his wishes to them before lining up a swoop for Cancelo.