Maguire wanted to be midfielder before becoming world's most expensive defender

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Harry Maguire wanted to be a midfielder before becoming world's most expensive defender

Former Sheffield United academy manager John Pemberton has revealed Harry Maguire wanted to be a centre midfielder before his transformation into the centre-back he is today.

Speaking to The Athletic Pemberton said he did not feel Maguire was a good enough midfielder to make it at the top level, and convinced him to change into a defensive role. "I remember sitting him down in my office. We had quite a few chats over the years, mainly because he liked asking questions about the game. Anyway, this time I ended up asking him, ‘Where do you see yourself in three years’ time?’ He said the first team but I pushed him on a position. He thought centre midfield but I said, ‘No’."

"Steven Gerrard and Frank Lampard were the elite midfielders in the Premier League at the time and I told Harry he would never be as good at that position as them," he added.

 

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