Roma won't make third bid for Arsenal and Tottenham target Riyad Mahrez, Monchi confirms

In demand: Mahrez is of interest to a host of clubs
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James Benge29 July 2017

Roma have made their final bid for Arsenal and Tottenham target Riyad Mahrez, according to their director of football Monchi.

Leicester forward Mahrez, the 2016 PFA Player of the Year, confirmed he wanted to leave the club earlier this summer in a bid for regular Champions League football.

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger is an admirer of Mahrez – though for now the Gunners focus remains on Monaco playmaker Thomas Lemar – whilst Tottenham are also considering a move though not at Leicester’s £50million price tag.

However it is only Roma who have formalised their interest this summer, making two bids for the Algerian forward. It may be that they do not make a third though after Leicester rejected an offer reported to be worth around £27million.

“We're not just working on one name,” Monchi said. “It's logical, we have different options.

“In the case of Mahrez it's become public knowledge, with others it hasn't. We've made two offers, the second is fair and then we stopped.

“I do not know (how likely a deal is), there is not a measurement for these things. Mahrez is one option, yes, but he is not the only one - and after the last offer we are ready to look at other possibilities.”

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