Leicester close to completing move for Maguire

LEICESTER have had a bid accepted for Hull defender Harry Maguire.

A fee of around £17 million has reportedly been agreed between the two clubs and the move could be confirmed by the weekend, subject to the player agreeing personal terms and passing a medical.

Maguire, about to enter the final year of his contract with Hull, looks set to become Craig Shakespeare’s first signing since he put pen to paper on a three-year contract as Leicester boss last week.

The Foxes have been looking to bring in some cover in the centre of defence after injuries to captain Wes Morgan and Robert Huth last season exposed their lack of depth in that position.

Maguire was a stand-out performer for Hull during the 2016/17 campaign and was expected to leave the club following their relegation from the full-time Premier League. The 24-year-old joined the Tigers in the summer of 2014 from Sheffield United for a fee of £2.5m and the Blades will receive a windfall from Maguire’s sale after inserting a sell-on clause in the deal that took him to Humberside.

Maguire spent time on loan at Wigan during his first year with Hull before helping the club win promotion from the Championship the year after.

FORMER England boss Sven-Goran Eriksson has been sacked by Chinese club Shenzhen after just six months in charge.

The 69-year-old replaced Clarence Seedorf as manager of the second-tier side in December but a poor run of form has seen the Swede axed.

Eriksson, who managed England between 2001 and 2006, failed to inspire a promotion charge and mustered only five wins from 13 games.