Pep Guardiola: Man City will move for Riyad Mahrez in the summer

Pep Guardiola has suggested Man City will move for Riyad Mahrez in the summer after failing with a Deadline Day bid for the winger.

City ended their pursuit for the Algeria international after the two clubs tried for several hours to agree a deal involving cash-plus-player without success, Sky Sports News understands. Speaking to Sky Sports after Man City's 3-0 win over West Brom, Guardiola said: "He's a Leicester player. Everybody knows we were trying but we cannot afford, in this moment, this amount of what they are asking. I understand perfectly.”