Leicester City could not replace Riyad Mahrez with his quality because supposed alternatives were 'too expensive', according to coach Claude Puel.
In the summer, a protracted transfer tussle came to an end as Mahrez switched the East Midlands for the blue half of Manchester in a club record £60 million deal.
Borussia Monchengladbach's Thorgan Hazard and Felipe Anderson - who moved to West Ham United from Lazio - were few of the names touted as the 2016 PFA Player of the Year winner's replacement.
However, Puel disclosed that options the quality of the Algeria international left them with were not affordable.