Manchester City have agreed a \u00a330m deal for Saudi Pro League side Al-Ahli to sign Algeria winger Riyad Mahrez.<\/span><\/p>\n The 32-year-old has been given permission not to travel on City’s pre-season trip to Japan and South Korea.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n That had already been agreed providing City received a bid that matched their valuation of Mahrez, who had two years left on his contract.<\/span><\/p>\n City paid \u00a360m for Mahrez in 2018 and he scored 15 goals from 47 games in the <\/span>Blues’ Treble-winning season.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n However, he was an unused substitute for both the FA Cup and Champions League finals and manager Pep Guardiola has opted to let him join the list of big-name recruits by the SPL this summer.<\/span><\/p>\n Liverpool have also agreed a \u00a312m deal in principle worth \u00a312m plus add-ons to <\/span>sell England midfielder Jordan Henderson<\/span><\/a> to Al-Ettifaq.<\/span><\/p>\n The likes of Karim Benzema, N’Golo Kante and Ruben Neves have already <\/span>followed Cristiano Ronaldo to Saudi Arabia<\/span><\/a> this summer, while <\/span>Steven Gerrard<\/span><\/a> has been named Al-Ettifaq manager and <\/span>Michael Emenalo<\/span><\/a> has been appointed the SPL’s director of football.<\/span><\/p>\n The country’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) has also <\/span>taken over four of the SPL’s leading clubs,<\/span><\/a> including Al-Ahli, as the league aims to become one of the top five in the world.<\/span><\/p>\n Mahrez is the only senior player to miss City’s trip to Asia.<\/span><\/p>\n The futures of England defender Kyle Walker, Portugal midfielder Bernardo Silva and Spain defender Aymeric Laporte have all been the subject of speculation this summer.<\/span><\/p>\n However, all three are in Guardiola’s travelling squad for the pre-season games.<\/span><\/p>\n Reports in Germany have suggested Bayern Munich have agreed a deal for Walker, but it is thought they are wide of the mark.<\/span><\/p>\n Portugal full-back Joao Cancelo is also part of the City squad after Bayern chose not to take up the option of turning last season’s six-month loan into a permanent deal.<\/span><\/p>\n It is understood goalkeeper Zach Steffen is absent with a knee injury, although City are open to the idea of the USA international moving on this summer.<\/span><\/p>\n Find all the latest football transfers <\/strong>on our dedicated page.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n
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