Manchester City have made what they are dubbing a 'final offer' to Leicester City for Riyad Mahrez on deadline day, according to Sky Sports News HQ.
The Premier League leaders made a late move for the Algerian winger last night and it prompted the player to hand in a transfer request to force his way out of Leicester.
The Foxes have already rejected a £50m plus bid from Manchester City for Mahrez and while they don’t want to sell the player, they value him at around £75m.
Manchester City have now come back to the table with a bid of £65m plus a player, meaning they are ready to play a club record fee to get the deal over the line.
It has been claimed that the offer will be the Citizens' last move to sign Mahrez.
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Leicester have been unwilling to lose a player of Mahrez’s quality in the final hours of the transfer window, but Manchester City are testing their resolve and the Foxes are considering the bid.
Mahrez is keen to leave Leicester and has not been included in the squad that will face Everton at Goodison Park tonight.
Guardiola recently talked about budgetary constraints at Manchester City and the club pulled out of the race to sign Alexis Sanchez earlier in the month, citing financial reasons.
