Mahrez to snub Barcelona for Arsenal

Leicester City winger Riyad Mahrez is ready to move to Arsenal.

Sport says he is set to agree a £35million move to Arsenal after growing “tired” of pursuing a move to Barcelona.

Barca are believed to have a number of players who are a “higher priority” than Mahrez, including Paris Saint-Germain’s Marco Verratti and Arsenal’sHector Bellerin.

And Mahrez has “given up waiting” for Barcelona to table an offer, and is interested in the “four year deal that Arsenal are offering”.

The Algerian, 26, was heavily linked with a move to the Emirates last summer after helping Leicester to an unlikely Premier League win.