Paper Round: Manchester City plan £50m Benjamin Mendy swoop, Mbappe to stay at Monaco

Manchester City want Benjamin Mendy, Kylian Mbappe will stay in Monaco and Riyad Mahrez may join Roma.

City turn attention to Mendy 
Not content with signing Kyle Walker from Manchester City, Pep Guardiola made an enquiry over Spurs left-back Danny Rose during transfer talks. Guardiola's interest was rebuffed by Spurs, who told him the 27-year-old defender was not for sale. Manchester City will now turn their attention to Benjamin Mendy of Monaco, who will lose yet another player to the Premier League, having sold Bernardo Silva and Tiemoue Bakayoko already. 

Mbappe to stay at Monaco 
Despite losing Mendy, there is some good news for Monaco today. Their star striker, the 18-year-old French striker Kylian Mbappe, is set to remain at the club for at least one more season. When questioned over the chances of signing Mbappe for Arsenal, Arsene Wenger said: "That’s not true. People have a big imagination. What we know now is that Mbappe is over £100million and after that it’s free to imagine what you want. But we have not made any offer. I think he will stay, it looks like that, for one more season. Maybe he has too much choice. In the end, people with too much choice don’t move." 

Leicester in talks with Roma over Mahrez 
Leicester City are in negotiations with Roma over the potential sale of 26-year-old Riyad Mahrez. Roma have offered around £26m for the winger, but Leicester are holding out for a fee of closer to £40m. There is interest from other clubs, too, with Chelsea, Arsenal and Everton also considering a bid, should their be some flexibility on the asking price.

Source: Eurosport