It didn’t quite happen in the winter, but Leicester playmaker Riyad Mahrez now “looks destined to complete a £75 million switch to Manchester City,” according to the Mail.
It reports that the Premier League champions could conclude a deal for Algeria international Mahrez by the end of the week as boss Pep Guardiola looks to get his transfer business under way early on.
City are in talks over the way in which the fee will be structured, with the news coming after ESPN Deportes reported that the Premier League champions were awaiting a final answer from Leicester.
The Mail adds that they are also mulling a move for Bayer Leverkusen winger Leon Bailey, with Guardiola “mindful of the workload placed upon Raheem Sterling and Leroy Sane.”