"Manchester City" manager Pep Guardiola confirmed to journalists after another victory in the English "Premier" league that the "cityzens" were looking to acquire Riyad Mahrez on the last day of the transfer window.
Yesterday, the English media buzzed all day with reports that "Man City" was trying to sign the Algerian national team player, but the deal did not go through as "Leicester City" demanded more than 65 million pounds sterling for the footballer.
P. Guardiola says that the "foxes" behaved this way for the second time in a row, but does not rule out the possibility that they will try to acquire the player next summer.
Immediately asked about R. Mahrez's future after the match, P. Guardiola said: "He is a "Leicester" player. Everyone knows we tried to sign him, but we simply couldn't afford that amount, but I understand them perfectly."
"We tried to make this transfer last summer, tried this winter, but as last summer, "Leicester" had locked the doors for us.
There were simply no chances to conclude these negotiations. With Aymeric Laporte it was easy, but with another player - not so. We will see what happens next summer", P. Guardiola added.
