According to an exclusive update courtesy of French news outlet le10sport, Man City are targeting AC Milan star Ismael Bennacer and could utilise his Algerian international teammate Riyad Mahrez to help smooth negotiations.
Bennacer, reportedly on manager Pep Guardiola’s radar, is also being courted by Ligue 1 giants Paris-Saint Germain who have equal spending power – but City star Mahrez has a link to Bennacer through the pair being teammates for Algeria.
As per le10sport, the Sky Blues may use this friendship to help give them advantage over PSG in the race for Bennacer’s €50 million (£45.