‘Pathetic offer’ – Man City fans react as club turn down Al-Ahli’s ‘disrespectful’ bid for winger Riyad Mahrez

Manchester City fans have been reacting to a post on Twitter which relays a report that claims the club have turned down a bid of £18m from Al Ahli for Riyad Mahrez and are awaiting an improved offer.

Ben Jacobs reported on Sunday that Al-Ahli have verbally agreed personal terms with the Man City winger ahead of a move and that the next 24-48 hours will be crucial for the deal as club-to-club talks will take place.

It is understood that the Jeddah-based club have offered the Algerian winger a staggering contract offer worth £43m per season plus bonuses, reports Football Insider.

The contract is expected to be a two-year deal with the option to extend his stay by an additional 12 months.

As per the report on Sunday, Mahrez even travelled to Dubai to undergo a medical with Al-Alhi, despite both clubs not agreeing on a fee yet.

According to the latest information from the Daily Mail, Manchester City have turned down a bid of £18m from Al Ahli for Riyad Mahrez and are awaiting an improved offer.

The report was shared on Twitter by City Xtra and it attracted plenty of attention from the club’s supporters.

@Owaiskhan072: “Good. It was supposed to be 30m”

@ik_parry: “18M is too small for a treble winner”

@FisforFooty: “£18M? That’s absolutely criminal”

@fuadsvibe: “18m is so disrespectful.”

@snorkypoo: “Pathetic offer”

@wrjn25: “If true then that’s just outright insulting to us and to Mahrez.”

@ClaireMulcahy17: “Embarrassing offer, if they are paying mahrez 25 to 30m a year then they should pay the same per year to city for the time left on his contract which is 2 years”

@Ctg20102: “If that’s true it’s an utter insult and I’d end negotiations immediately (if they’re even happening). Whatever the acceptable price was it’s just gone up with this nonsense.”