PSG monitoring Manchester City winger Riyad Mahrez
Paris Saint-Germain are showing strong interest in Riyad Mahrez.
The latest reports in England suggest that Paris Saint-Germain are monitoring Manchester City winger Riyad Mahrez.
The Algeria international was signed by Manchester City in August 2018 from Leicester City for a fee of 67.8 million euros. The 30-year-old has a contract until 2023 with the club.
This season, Mahrez has scored 8 goals and provided 2 assists in 15 appearances for Manchester City.
The 30-year-old is considered to be the best football player in Algeria.
His record for Algeria is also impressive. Mahrez has scored 25 goals in 68 matches for Algeria at senior level.
PSG have earmarked Manchester City winger as their target, with Mauricio Pochettino being a ‘huge admirer’ of the player.
The Algeria international is thought to perfectly fit the profile of winger Pochettino wants to target in the winter transfer window.
The 30-year-old will offer the PSG boss the freedom to be more flexible with his formations, tactics and team selections.
According to the report, “PSG are watching Riyad Mahrez’s situation at Manchester City. The Algeria international has found himself on the bench in recent weeks at City. Foot Mercato says at this stage in his career, Mahrez wants to be playing regular football and is considering his options ahead of the January market. Watching developments are PSG, where president Nasser Al-Khelaifi is a fan.”
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Paris Saint-Germain will have to present a really enticing offer to bring Manchester City to the negotiating table. PSG have the resources to tempt them but it will be interesting to see if they are willing to overpay for the player.
The English giants would be wise to keep the Algeria international, but if they do let him go expect it to be for a hefty sum.
Good signing for Paris Saint-Germain?
Riyad Mahrez stands as an excellent option for Paris Saint-Germain. He has all the skillset required to be a success story at PSG. Therefore, it makes sense for Pochettino to step up his attempts to bring the Algeria winger to Ligue 1 side.
It will be interesting to see if PSG are willing to pay the asking price for Mahrez.
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Bologna-born Giuseppe Bianchi has spent more than a decade living in Rome and writing about Italian football, Spanish football and the Premier League for various Italian football portals and now he writes about European football for Euro Football Rumours. He's been thinking about football transfers pretty much nonstop since the 1990 FIFA World Cup in Italy. Aside from writing, he likes to spend his time fishing and rock climbing.
