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Speaking on talkSPORT, former Crystal Palace owner Simon Jordan has revealed that he thinks Manchester United have drawn a line with their reported “take it or leave it” offer for Harry Maguire.

What did he say?

At the time of writing, it was claimed by talkSPORT that the Red Devils had delivered somewhat of an ultimatum to the Foxes with a reported bid of £80m, that would be withdrawn from the table on Monday were Brendan Rodgers’ side not to accept it.

Now, Jordan has revealed that following United’s protracted negotiations to get a deal done for Aaron Wan-Bissaka earlier in the window, the Red Devils were keen to take charge.

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He said: “It’s a call to action; they’re telling Leicester to pee or get off the pot. Leicester have asked for a certain transfer fee, United have got to a certain figure and then they move it again. I think Man United realise there’s a possibility they’ve had their pants pulled down over Wan-Bissaka and they don’t want it to keep going on. They’ve got to draw the line.

“The player will be part of the equation. This player, if he understands they’ve met a significant fee and it’s in and around what Leicester have indicated, the player can then turn around to the club if he so chooses and say: ‘hold on here, they’ve done what you want them to do, I’ve loved my time here but I’d like to go to Manchester United’. I think it’s right they are doing this. They are Manchester United and they should operate like Manchester United.”

A decisive move

It’s fair to say that United have endured some difficulties in the summer transfer window thus far. Having completed those early deals for Wan-Bissaka and Daniel James, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side have seemingly failed to get any traction on some of their other transfer targets.

However, by finally saying ‘enough is enough’ with Leicester’s hard-ball approach, the Red Devils are beginning to seize control again. Whilst it is no doubt a risky strategy, the club need to leave enough time for contingency plans if that is to be the case. As Jordan says, it really is a “call to action” on all sides.

UPDATE: Since Jordan’s comments, The Telegraph have claimed United have agreed an £85m deal for the defender.

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