Paul Merson rang Harry Maguire to apologise after criticising the Man United defender's transfer fee
Daily MailPaul Merson has revealed that he called Harry Maguire to apologise after he branded Manchester United's decision to pay £80m for him 'ridiculous' back in 2019. Manchester United signed Harry Maguire for £80m in 2019 and quickly made him captain Paul Merson was staggered by the transfer fee, labelling it a 'ridiculous' amount of money 'He ripped it up with England, he played in a three. The former Arsenal midfielder labelled Manchester City's decision to pay £55m for Kevin De Bruyne in 2015 'a joke', and was not impressed when Liverpool signed Mohamed Salah two years later after the pair had both struggled to make the grade at Chelsea. Merson was critical of Man City for paying £55m for Kevin De Bruyne after he struggled at Chelsea He was also surprised Liverpool signed Mohamed Salah after he failed to shine at Chelsea, but has now admitted he was wrong on both De Bruyne and Salah 'People still come up to me when I’ve already said 50 times how great Kevin De Bruyne is,' he continued.