A recent report claimed that the former Arsenal youngster could be available for a figure in the region of €50m (£45m) during this summer's transfer window. Therefore, I turned my phone off during the winter break in December, telling myself: ‘They’re crazy, what do they want?’“When I returned to training in January and I realised Leicester were still after me. You have to deal differently with your opponent, and in my case the left-back because he's always in front of me. Other players, like Mahrez and Cancelo, weren't given the same luxury, and City can't afford any new signings this summer having similarly slow starts.Guardiola saw this season that any slip-up, however early in the season, is crucial in the title race, and he won't play anyone just because they are new.
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When we started talking wages, etc… I immediately felt they really wanted me.“At that point, I opened my laptop and for the first time and I Googled Leicester City.
"Even Mahrez with all his Premier League experience needed time to adapt to Guardiola's demands, largely because it was a completely different style to his former club Leicester, whose success during Mahrez's time was built largely around soaking up pressure before catching sides on the break.Mahrez is not the only new arrival needing time to bed in at City, with Rodri and Joao Cancelo experiencing inconsistency after signing - although Rodri was given the chance to play and learn due to Fernandinho's move back into defence. He is an Algeria international but was born in Sarcelles, France and won the Premier League title with Leicester in 2016. The Algerian winger has relived his switch to the King Power Stadium in January 2014 and his first experience of life in the Championship at Leeds United's Elland RoadLeicester City were so persistent in their pursuit of Riyad Mahrez that the winger had to turn his phone off to ignore the club’s advances.After being spotted by head of recruitment Steve Walsh, City were desperate to bring in the tricky Algerian and they made that clear, with their tenacity over the deal prompting Mahrez to brand the club “crazy”.While discussing his career with French broadcaster Smail Bouabdellah, Mahrez said: “I grew up in France so I wanted to discover Ligue 1, it was my ambition.

Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. You can unsubscribe at any time. Bennacer has a … So City must look for players used to playing passing, possession-based football at a club with the expectation that they will be challenging for every competition they enter. It’s not for me, it’s too physical.“But they insist, insist, insist. The money was important for the club, so I told him okay, in that case I’ll leave.”At first, Mahrez regretted his move. Riyad Mahrez, 29, from Algeria Manchester City, since 2018 Right Winger Market value: €48.00m * Feb 21, 1991 in Sarcelles, France Riyad Mahrez joined Manchester City in July 2018 from Leicester City. Ourexplains more about how we use your data, and your rights. When my agents told me Leicester City were interested, I told myself: ‘Who are this rugby team?’“At first, I told them I’m not going, it’s dead, what am I going to do in England? Ourexplains more about how we use your data, and your rights. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. Not a massive pool of players.When Mahrez spoke about the competition at City, it should serve as a warning to any new player of the work they must put in to ensure they are familiar with Guardiola's demands.But City can help themselves by targeting players who have the best chance of reaching that level as soon as possible.Pep Guardiola should listen to Riyad Mahrez's comments. "At a … Riyad Mahrez spoke about his struggles after arriving at Manchester City as he had to adapt to a new season.On first glance, Riyad Mahrez's refreshingly honest assessment of his tricky start to life at "At a club like City, they don't have time to wait because we are 20 players, top players," "I was on the bench and the other players were performing, so it was difficult for me to come back. They have this ability.“Then, the president of Le Havre told me they desperately wanted to sell me. You can unsubscribe at any time. They also always have help around him, with a midfielder or the winger, so you have to change your play and your movement. The Algerian was included in a matchday squad for the first time for a 1-0 win at Leeds.Watching on from the bench, he didn’t like what he was seeing.“The ball was flying all over the pitch, I was not physically ready and I didn’t want to go on.“The coach [Nigel Pearson] said I wouldn't start for three or four games to get used to it.”Mahrez made his debut in a 2-0 win over Middlesbrough a few days later and scored his first goal the following month in a 2-2 draw with Nottingham Forest.In his four-and-a-half years at City, Mahrez played 178 games, scored 48 goals, made 38 assists, winning the Premier League and the PFA’s Player of the Year award in 2016.Riyad Mahrez celebrates his first Leicester City goal, against Nottingham Forest in February 2014When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. (Image: Photo by Victoria Haydn/Manchester City FC via Getty Images)When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. This season, he's started more and contributed to a similar number of goals in fewer appearances.When City finally got their man in Mahrez, it was seen as a low-risk move as they were signing a But in hindsight, he needed more time to learn a completely new style of play, and his comments about the demands of City compared to other clubs is something Pep Guardiola should consider ahead of this summer's transfer window.Mahrez explained: "When I arrived at City, I noticed how everyone sits back so you have to think differently.