Riyad Mahrez

[jonmcity]

Think future add ons will let Leicester save face, and the media will have their £70m headline. Although I do not expect a major increase to the current offer.

 

[Steve68]

Hmmm it's coming down....can see this being done for £60 plus add-ons

Bargain.

 

[razman]

Any leverage gained if Mangala goes the other way you think? To lower the asking price.

Apparently Everton confident he is joining them on loan

 

[SilverFox2]

No it's not, Coutinho wanted to leave, VVD wanted to leave. Clubs dug their heels in and got what they wanted, I really wish people would stop expecting a cash rich club to accept what is in effect well under current market value for a proven premier league player.

Possibly, given the lack of negotiating time I wonder did City offer simply to start negotiations or is there another reason ?

 

[dadnlad]

Hmmm it's coming down....can see this being done for £60 plus add-ons

by time sky and big gob finished it'll be 100 million +

 

[foxedup]

Any leverage gained if Mangala goes the other way you think? To lower the asking price.

I think we'd ask for more money to take him. We're more than happy with Maguire and Dragovic, with Huth and Morgan as backup.

 

[WEMBLEY76]

How do Leicester travel these days ?
Their game tonight is in Liverpool,why would they travel yesterday ? Are they walking it there ?

 

[Happy Feet]

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The message I would get as a promising young player is Don’t Sign For City. As soon as a player gets injured the cheque book comes out.

Why sign Silva and Gundogan if we would rather splash the cash than adapt tactically to injuries by utilising the great players we have on the bench?

Silva did fine on the left when he came on. This should be his chance to shine.

If we have the cash then a backup for Fern would be my priority.

Pep went in the record and said the club cannot pay eighty mill for a player. Can’t see Leicester settling for fifty in this insane market anyway.

Silva is not a wide player and i cannot believe you think he has been doing fine as a wide player, he has done fine when played inside or off the front in a free role.

 

[citizens1976]

Foden is definitely exceptional, he's just too young to make impact on this level.

I think you're overrating him a bit. He has talent yes, but when given the chance against Leicester's reserves in the cup he looked lightweight.

 

[foxedup]

Possibly, given the lack of negotiating time I wonder did City offer simply to start negotiations or is there another reason ?

In the summer the talk was that we wanted £50m and that if we received it that we'd allow him to go. The market has moved on again since then, I'd imagine it was Mahrez's agent telling you want to bid in the hope we'd accept what we wanted before. There is nothing in writing though.