Manchester City will have to pay Leicester in region of £75m for Mahrez

• Considerable add-ons will supplement basic fee of £60m
• Transfer may not happen before player’s World Cup appearance

Manchester City will have to pay a basic fee of £60m for Riyad Mahrez, with Leicester City also to demand considerable add-ons which could push the final price closer to £75m for the 27-year-old.

The total would still be closer to the champions’ own valuation and is considerably lower than the total package of £95m demanded by the 2016 title-winners in January. That resulted in the Manchester club walking away, with the hierarchy believing the demand to be particularly unrealistic.

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