Riyad Mahrez

[Silver Sean]

Not arsed. Better players out there we can get.

 

[gkmacca]

He is also very good on the left and often swaps sides. However because at Leicester they had other options it made sense to start him on the right.

'And the starting on the left, is now the starting on the right...'

 

[Hansern]

Released a statement now, saying he wants to leave the club.

 

[doctor_mac]

I can see Arsenal swooping in for him.

 

[Frogfish]

18 goals in 39 matches in all competitions last season. 26 yrs old. If the fee is realistic (£30-35m) ? We should be all over this. Can play both wings so when Mane isn't available we have great cover. There is however the AFCON issue again.

"I had a good discussion with the chairman last summer and we agreed at that time that I would stay for another year in order to help the club as best as I could following the transition of winning the title and in the Champions League. "However, I am fiercely ambitious and feel that now is the time to move on to a new experience.

 

[Hansern]

Last season it was 10 in 48. They will surely want more than 30-35 mill for him. Signed a new long term deal in Aug'16.

 

[Frogfish]

Last season it was 10 in 48. They will surely want more than 30-35 mill for him. Signed a new long term deal in Aug'16.

Total 28 in 87 is damn good for a winger and you'd imagine he'd get more for us than at Leicester.

 

[Mors]

I think he's a good footballer, but, he's a grumpy cunt, would cost a fortune, and I'm not sure he's better than the players we already have in his position.

 

[Kay Age El]

I can see Arsenal swooping in for him.

He is a very Arsenal-like signing alright.. him an Ozil can then stroll about looking not arsed at all, together.

 

[doctor_mac]

He is a very Arsenal-like signing alright.. him an Ozil can then stroll about looking not arsed at all, together.

I was actually thinking when Sanchez and Ozil mope off somewhere else he's the perfect player to shuffle into position and look half-arsed.

 

[keniget]

Yup, I think Wenger was meant to be interested last summer. Arsenal are probably a good bet.

Great player when he's up for it but don't think we can afford to take the risk.

 

[the count]

Yup, I think Wenger was meant to be interested last summer. Arsenal are probably a good bet.

Great player when he's up for it but don't think we can afford to take the risk.

Probably as a replacement for Sanchez

 

[manwithnoname]

Probably as a replacement for Sanchez

He'd be a very poor substitute for Sanchez. Hope that happens

 

[the count]

He'd be a very poor substitute for Sanchez. Hope that happens

Indeed.
There aren't that many that would be adequate substitutes for Sanchez to be fair.
I like to think that if we had signed him as part of the Suarez transfer we wouldn't have fallen as far as we did.
Then again we may not have had Kloppy as our manager so that is a positive in my opinion

 

[Squiggles]

Sanchez will be off to Bayern or Chelsea I think. Barca were moronic for letting him leave. He's not far off Suarezs level. Having the pair of them on the pitch would have been devastating.

 

[JurgenKlopp]

Sanchez will be off to Bayern or Chelsea I think. Barca were moronic for letting him leave. He's not far off Suarezs level. Having the pair of them on the pitch would have been devastating.

But they have Neyar and Messi. He wasn't needed

 

[Squiggles]

But they have Neyar and Messi. He wasn't needed

Given they were unable to win anything beyond a domestic cup trophy this year I think it's clear Barca could do with someone with his talent. The idea that Sanchez couldn't contribute throughout a campaign is laughable given how they have been spending their money on shite recently.

 

[Frogfish]

But they have Neyar and Messi. He wasn't needed

Considering La Liga, Cup and Champions League: having 4 players to perm 3 from (covering injuries) is a more than acceptable situation for a team of Barca's stature.