Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has said he could bid for wantaway Leicester star Riyad Mahrez.
The Algerian international, PFA Player of the Year for the 2015-16 season, has said he wants to leave the King Power in search for Champions League football, which Arsenal would not be able to offer him next season.
However Wenger has long professed his admiration for Mahrez, though it is understood that despite claims to the contrary Arsenal never crystallised that interest in the form of a bid last summer.
That could change next season. Whilst the Frenchman admitted he had not yet made his move he did suggest he was considering making a bid for Mahrez.
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“We have not made a bid for him but personally I like the player, yes,” Wenger told beIN Sports.
“I think he had a huge impact at Leicester when they won the championship, like everybody else.
“It's been a different season this year but it doesn't take anything away from his qualities.
“Have we made a bid for him? No. Not yet. Not yet means it could happen, it could not happen.”
Mahrez signed a four-year contract at Leicester last August having scored 17 goals in the Foxes’ title-winning campaign.
