Maguire rejected colossal City contract to join United

Harry Maguire rejected a whopping contract worth £278,000 a week at Manchester City to join rivals Manchester United in a world-record transfer, according to the Mirror. 

The England international became the world's most expensive defender when he moved to Old Trafford for a reported fee of £80 million, but the Mirror state that Maguire "had several meetings" with the Premier League champions and ultimately turned down the chance to become the best-paid defender in football. 

The 26-year-old decided to join Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side where he is said to bring home £190,000 every week. 

***It is an interesting story, especially considering that City manager confirmed that the club wanted to sign Maguire but couldn't afford him. United are historically a bigger club, but are going through a transition at the moment so maybe Maguire believes that he could be the player to bring them back to the top level. Solskjaer probably also convinced his new number five by confirming his importance to the side, whereas Guardiola rotates his starting eleven quite frequently, as seen with Maguire's international centre-back partner John Stones.