HARRY MAGUIRE is wanted back ‘home’ at Leicester — with a loan move on the cards next season.
The Manchester United centre-back faces limited game time in the run-in both at home and abroad after returning to Old Trafford from England duty.
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Now Brendan Rodgers is keen to take him back to the Foxes, where he was a massive hero.
Leicester will always be a lure for Maguire, 30, who left with the club’s blessing — with both sides making the exit one of the most dignified going.
Rodgers thinks he would be a huge capture and can sort out a defence that still leaks goals alarmingly — the main reason they fear the drop.
The Leicester boss has looked at other targets like Odilon Kossounou at Bayer Leverkusen but an eye-catching loan for the United star would top that.
Maguire has also been linked with top-six clubs and there could be bids for the defender in the next window.
However, a loan deal may work for all parties, although United would look for a full salary to ease any financial pain for them.
Maguire will need to be playing at the best level he can next season in the build-up to Euro 2024 for England.
He played two full games as the Three Lions launched their qualifying campaign last week with a 2-1 win in Italy and 2-0 Wembley success over Ukraine.
And Maguire has also defended his club form – having not lost a match he’s started a 1-0 home loss to Real Sociedad in the Europa League on September 8.
He said: “Obviously this season, I haven’t played as much as I’d like but, for my club, I feel like my form’s been good this year.
“I know people obviously look at me not playing but when I’ve played I think in my last eight or nine starts for Manchester United we have won.
“I can’t remember losing a game for Manchester United, it must be the third week of the season. So my influence is still there.”