This is the one transfer deal that every Arsenal fan is hoping will happen this summer. If Arsene Wenger does get his man and last season’s PFA Player of the Year Riyad Mahrez comes to north London then I reckon all the transfer window woes of the past will be forgotten, for a while at least.
We are only going on the Arsenal transfer rumours doing the rounds though, and while many of them are increasingly conident that the deal will be done sooner or later, some are saying that Leicester City are yet to receive an official offer and others are saying that we might lose out to Chelsea.
On a more positive and optimistic note, Metro have reported that the Algerian international did not travel with the rest of his team mates after the Foxes beat Celtic on penalties the other night. Instead Mahrez was spotted on a plane to London. Interesting…
And it just so happens that Arsenal and Leicester (including Mahrez) will be in Los Angeles today, while another Metro report claims that the owners of the current EPL champions have arranged a meeting to discuss the situation. They may be desperate to hold on to such a key player but if the Kante saga was any thing to go by they are not likely to be stubborn enough to keep him against his will and with a good enough bid on the table.
Over to you Arsene…
Bob.