Riyad Mahrez: I want to win Champions League with Manchester City
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Manchester City's £60m club record signing Riyad Mahrez says he has moved to a "big" club to win the Champions League.
Mahrez, 27, joined the Premier League champions from Leicester on Tuesday.
The Algerian, who has signed a five-year deal, says he was attracted to the club's "ambition" and the opportunity to work under manager Pep Guardiola.
"City have ambition to go further than the Champions League quarter-finals like they did last season," he said.
"I made the decision to come here because I want to be part of that.
"The Champions League is for big clubs. They're a big club, they have everything to try to win it.
"Pep is a big manager - he's won a lot of things and made history with this club.
"I'll give my best to achieve for the club. If I can help add quality."
Mahrez, who won the Premier League with the Foxes in 2016, faces competition for his place, with Leroy Sane, Bernardo Silva, Kevin de Bruyne and Raheem Sterling already operating on the wing.
However, he said every club has "great" players and competition is "part of football".
The Mahrez deal, which ended a long-running transfer saga between City and Leicester, is the sixth-highest fee ever paid by an English club.
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But that's only a guess.
Well from 2008 anyway.
47 minutes ago
Man City winning the CL? Hahahahahaha, more chance of winning the lottery this weekend!
You've got better than 6/1 odds on winning the lottery? Amazing, make sure you buy a few!
Look at united since they signed Sanchez and how martial and Rashford want to play elsewhere for more game time
Hopefully at City he doesn't just become a benchwarmer, he can light up any football match on his day.
You aren't very clever are you. We were in the PL and Europe when we were bought as you acknowledge but for some reason despite only being in the 3rd tier for one season in our 138 year history you feel that is our level. You know how stupid that makes you look. You are just full of hyperbole and never qualify your statements which deserve the derision they get
Great and growing side however they've been favourites the last two seasons and not really come close at all.
Weird.
I'm betting on Juve to win it.