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No bids yet for Riyad Mahrez as Leicester City vice-president confirms chase for Manchester City’s Kelechi Iheanacho

LEICESTER CITY vice-president Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha has said there have been no official offers put on the table for Riyad Mahrez.

Meanwhile, the Foxes edge closer to securing their fourth signing of the summer in a £25m deal for Kelechi Iheanacho.

Riyad Mahrez won the PFA Players' Player of the Year award after Leicester won the league title in 2015-16
Riyad Mahrez won the PFA Players’ Player of the Year award after Leicester won the league title in 2015-16
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A move to the King Power edges closer for Kelechi Iheanacho
A move to the King Power edges closer for Kelechi Iheanacho
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The 26-year-old expressed his desire to leave Leicester in May, but the club are yet to receive an offer despite a wide range of interest.

Speaking before the Premier League Asia Trophy match against Liverpool, Srivaddhanaprabha explained that they are still awaiting an offer.

“There’s no real offer at the moment.

“We know his potential, but he also has to adapt to the team. If he performs well,  he’ll have his chance in the team.

“The transfer market now is really difficult to work with. I saw reports say that ‘the offers not good enough’, when actually there’s no offer at all,” the vice-president of Leicester City said.

Srivaddhanaprabha also confirmed that Leicester are keen to sign Manchester City ace Kelechi Iheanacho.

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Despite Iheanacho’s impressive scoring record of a goal every 132 minutes last term, Guardiola is happy to offload the 20-year-old in the hope to further his development.

The Foxes target was absent as Manchester City began their pre-season tour, which sparked rumours of an imminent move to at the King Power Stadium.

The Leicester vice-president said: “Yes, we have interest in him. But we have to wait for Manchester City’s stance on this.

“If it happens, it will be soon.”

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