Manchester City Manchester City end interest in Riyad Mahrez after rejecting £95m price tag • City unwilling to meet ‘crazy’ valuation and set £60m limit• Pursuit of Algerian not prompted by injury loss of Sané Pep Guardiola was understood to be keen on adding the Algeria international to his squad after missing out on Alexis Sánchez. Photograph: Plumb Images/Leicester City FC via Getty ImagesManchester City ended their pursuit of Riyad Mahrez after Leicester City demanded a package valued at a “crazy” £95m, with the Premier League leaders valuing the forward at no more than £60m. However, on Wednesday morning the Midlands club proposed a deal that would have included a City player as part of the £95m deal. A transfer window for managers? On Tuesday when it first emerged City were interested in Mahrez, Guardiola said it would be difficult to sign him.

Source: The Guardian January 31, 2018 17:53 UTC