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Barcelona Transfer News: Big Switch in Riyad Mahrez, Marco Reus Rumours

Leicester City's Riyad Mahrez has reportedly moved ahead of Borussia Dortmund playmaker Marco Reus on Barcelona's transfer wish list.

According to Martin Lipton in the Sun, Barca manager Luis Enrique has "told the Camp Nou bosses to make Mahrez their priority this summer," and the La Liga giants are preparing a £15 million bid for the Algerian winger.

The report added that he had eclipsed Reus as the Blaugrana's No. 1 target and suggested Mahrez may be tempted to move to the European champions despite having a contract with Leicester until 2019.

The 25-year-old has been arguably the Premier League's best player this season and has played a huge role as the Foxes have become title front-runners, per Bleacher Report UK:

— Bleacher Report UK (@br_uk) March 5, 2016

Reus has also had another decent season for Dortmund—scoring nine goals and providing three assists in 19 Bundesliga appearances, per WhoScored.