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Riyad Mahrez’s expected move to Manchester City appears to have stalled.

After Leicester City stood firm in the January window and rejected Manchester City’s offer of £50 million plus attacking midfielder Patrick Roberts, and Mahrez’s obvious disappointment, it was expected a deal would be resurrected when the summer window opened.

Mahrez’s agent Kia Joorabchian has been working hard to try to broker a deal between the Premier League champions and City but there is currently no open dialogue between the two clubs, the Mercury understands.

City had asked for £80 million during the January window, but Manchester City wouldn’t meet that valuation and it appears no closer to a deal being agreed.

Pep Guardiola still wants Mahrez but the Premier League champions are not prepared to meet City's valuation and while they are still confident of doing a deal, they are also willing to walk away if they feel they are not getting a good deal.

City's stance also has not changed and they are determined to get what they believe to be market value for such a decorated and important player.

Reports in Algeria state that Mahrez is growing increasingly frustrated at the delays as he faces another transfer window without his desired move to a Champions League club.

National newspaper Le Buteur claims an agreement in principle has been reached between the two clubs and that the deal should still go through, but it is claimed City are delaying the deal by demanding £65 million plus Patrick Roberts, £13 million more than Manchester City are currently offering.

The report also states that Mahrez is upset because he believed he had an agreement with City to avoid the same problems as January, when Mahrez missed two games and several days of training because of his disappointment at City’s strong stance.

Le Butuer claims Mahrez believed after all he had achieved with City that the club would soften their stance over his desire to move on, although it states the transfer is still expected to happen.

If no agreement is reached, Mahrez is due to return for pre-season training with the rest of the City players who have not been involved in the World Cup on July 2.