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Maguire's £80m transfer fee is hard to explain, says Wolves' Jota

Wolves attacker Diogo Jota has claimed Harry Maguire’s £80 million ($97m) transfer to Manchester United is ‘hard to explain’.

The defender completed his much-anticipated move to Old Trafford earlier this month and the extraordinary fee paid for England international makes him the most expensive defender ever.

And Jota, who will come face to face with Maguire on Monday night when United travel to Wolverhampton, thinks the prices now paid by clubs for the world’s top stars are incredible.

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“It (the £80m fee) is hard to explain,” the Portuguese said in an interview with FourFourTwo.