Riyad Mahrez

[KCblue]

No clue if we'll pull this off in time, but if we do I hope he takes the #11 shirt. It seems crazy we don't have anyone occupying #9 or #11 and the last one we had for either played CB and LB!

 

[ChicagoBlue]

We paid 50m for Sterling's potential two and a half years ago. Mahrez is in his prime and a far more talented player imo. 50m is a bargain in today's market.

And he was 20 and proven Prem player and intl!

 

[Colin Bells Boots]

If he signs and adds what Salah has added to the Dippers, I guess there won't be too many people upset .

And there is time for Foden and Diaz to get experience in the team imo.

 

[razman]

Hahaha, harping on the same point

 

[BlueDejong]

Press again

 

[davewatsonstackle]

With this signing,at least I wont have to stare at a website and watch a feckin plane fly to Manchester and then ask myself what the feckin hell am i doing!

 

[frothy]

I'm not Christ and I'm not 12!

He's just a very naughty boy

 

[jaiguruKun]

I'll be very pleasantly surprised if we get this over the line by the end of the window.

 

[KCblue]

One thing to keep in mind, for all the bitter rival fans saying "Oh Sane's injured for two months so Pep splashes £60m on Mahrez," they're missing a big point.

It was abundantly clear we wanted Sanchez, either in January or the summer; however, we weren't willing to compete with what United offered him. We were/are clearly looking for another forward.

We've also known for a couple weeks now that Pep and Txiki have been looking at wrapping up most of our summer business this month, with the World Cup looming as well as prices going way up and a shortened transfer window.

If we wrap up this Mahrez deal before the end of the window, that just leaves Fred for the summer. They can moan all they want now about what we're paying but if we bring in only Fred (and some cheap CFG projects) in the summer, we will almost certainly make a profit on player incomings/outgoings for the next window.

I also like the fact Mahrez is almost 27. At some point you can only buy so much young talent. Having a player at the prime of his career to compete with Sane and Sterling will up their games even more. Added to that, he doesn't block their spot as much long-term.

Looks like Miguel Delaney is using some common sense.

 

[fredmont]

Leicester are in the driving seat as there is only one day left and they’d get a hell of a lot more for him in the Summer

They got nothing for him last summer