• City interested in Algeria international due to Sané injury
• Leicester yet to get a tender for Mahrez despite reportsManchester City have been told it will take a “intellect-blowing” offer to sign Riyad Mahrez from Leicester,with Pep Guardiola understood to be keen on adding the Algeria international to his squad after it emerged Leroy Sané will be sidelined for at least 11 matches.
After lost out on Alexis Sánchez Guardiola has identified the PFA Player of the Year for the 2015-16 season as an alternative, with the 26-year-old understood to be keen on moving to the Etihad Stadium. But despite reports in France on Tuesday that City have submitted a tender of €68m for Mahrez, and Leicester say they are yet to get a formal offer and are not keen on selling the player they bought from Le Havre for £450000 in 2014.
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Source: guardian.co.uk