Manchester City could make a deadline-day transfer raid for Leicester playmaker Riyad Mahrez but look certain to have to stump up another club-record fee. Manchester City could make a deadline-day transfer raid for Leicester playmaker Riyad Mahrez but look certain to have to stump up another club-record fee. Sanchez subsequently joined Manchester United earlier this month after City baulked at the rising costs of a potential deal. Sky Sports reported Manchester City have proposed a deal worth £55million for Mahrez. Manchester City have already broken their transfer record once this week to sign Aymeric Laporte City completed the club-record £57million signing of defender Aymeric Laporte from Athletic Bilbao but seem certain to have to beat that price to land Mahrez.

Source: Irish Independent January 30, 2018 23:26 UTC