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Al-Ahli strike deal to sign Manchester City winger Riyad Mahrez for £34.7m
Riyad Mahrez will be sold by Manchester City to Al-Ahli for €40 million (£34.7 million).
The 32-year-old will now miss City’s preseason trip to South Korea and Japan and will have a medical on Thursday with the Saudi Pro League team.
Al-Ahli and Mahrez have agreed to a three-year contract, and according to The Athletic, Al-Ahli will pay City €35 million (£30.4 million) and an additional €5 million (£4.3 million) in add-ons.
Edouard Mendy from Chelsea and Roberto Firmino from Liverpool have already been acquired by Al-Ahli this summer.
They are also nearing an agreement to sign Allan Saint-Maximin from Newcastle United for €25 million (£21.5 million).
Mahrez, meanwhile, finishes his nine-year stay in England after winning five Premier League titles, including one with Leicester City in 2016 and four with Manchester City.
The international from Algeria has 10 trophies to his name while playing for City, and he contributed to the team’s treble-winning campaign last year.
Mahrez and Ilkay Gundogan, who joined Barcelona earlier this summer on a free transfer, are now no longer at City.
Kyle Walker is also expected to complete his move to Bayern Munich before the end of the window, while City remain open to offloading Joao Cancelo after allowing him to leave on loan in January.