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Riyad Mahrez, taking out of band with the Leicester City

His dream was the FC barcelona

After expecting to the Barça, Mahrez will finish signing by the Arsenal

Published:26/06/2017 - 17:45h

Updated:26/06/2017 - 17:45h

The attacker of the Leicester City Riyad Mahez dreamed with dressing the T-shirt of the FC Barcelona this season, but seen that the culés have gone to by another profile of players for the attack has desisted and will finish signing with the Arsenal this week

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His dream was to sign by the FC Barcelona but although the culés had him like one of the options to reinforce his attack, Riyad Mahrez will not finish dressing the Barcelona. The footballer has tired to expect and after announcing does already more than a month that will leave the Leicester City could sign by his new club.

This would be neither more neither less than the Arsenal of Arsene Wenger, that carries time expecting to do by his services sabedores that the international with Algeria did not want to sign at all waiting for the Barcelona. Finally everything aims to that the elected for the right-handed extreme will be Gerard Deulofeu, with what close him the doors of Can Barça.

A disappointment for a Mahrez that is blaugrana of heart and already had manifested in several occasions his passion by the Barcelona. In fact, one of his first trainers affirmed that he had said him once that would finish playing in the City Condal.

It will not be this summer, as as they ensure the tabloid English this week will give the "himself, want to" to the group "gunner". Several means aim to that his signing could finish closing by some 40 million euros.

His dreams: the Barça and play with Messi

"It would be difficult to say him that no to the Barça", admitted the forward of the Leicester Cityhace months, when it was courted during the market of signings 2016-2017 by a lot of teams, between them Chelsea or the Manchester United. However, Mahrez kept then firm in his bet by the club that brought him of France and with which reached the stardom the past season, something that could change this summer.

Always it has manifested it and in the interview to the half French could not be less, the true dream of Mahrez, in addition to jugar in the FC Barcelona, would be to share changing room with his idol Leo Messi. The international of 26 years affirmed that the rosarino "congratulated me in Sweden", where both coincided in the friendly party between Barça and Leicester. A meeting that, said, was very special for him. "There is two or three clubs in the world that if they came to by me would do me doubt", explained later after saying what would love him play with the "10" Argentinian.