Maguire ends speculation by signing new Foxes contract

ENGLAND defender Harry Maguire (pictured) has signed a new five-year contract with Leicester.

The 25-year-old joined the Foxes from Hull in the summer of 2017 and played every minute of their Premier League campaign last season before helping England reach the World Cup semi-finals.

Maguire, who Manchester United were reportedly interested in over the summer, said on Leicester’s official website: “Ever since I came to this club, I’ve always reiterated how good they’ve been to me.

“They gave me an opportunity to play in the Premier League and built a great platform for me to go and perform at the World Cup.”

The news of Maguire’s deal comes after he won his 13th senior cap as England lost 2-1 to Spain at Wembley in their Nations League opener.

Maguire told BBC Radio 5 Live’s Sportsweek programme: “The confidence and belief that I can play at this level is the main thing I got from the World Cup and hopefully I can take it now into the future.”

England thought they had equalised in stoppage time on Saturday, but Danny Welbeck’s effort was ruled out as the Arsenal forward was deemed to have fouled David De Gea.

Maguire said: “I think it’s really harsh to give a foul. We were really unfortunate there.

“You can see (against Spain) we’re actually really close to being a top team. Now we’ve reached the semi-finals of a World Cup, maybe the expectations of when we go to the Euros will be a little bit higher. But if we keep working hard, keep progressing, I feel like that’s the way it should be.”