Because of Mahrez.. Barcelona’s plan may be postponed or ended completely

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Spanish media reports confirmed the presence of Barcelona sporting director Matteo Alemani, today, Friday, in the offices of Manchester City, due to his desire to include English star Raheem Sterling for the Catalan team in the upcoming winter transfers.

And the Spanish newspaper, Mundo Deportivo, confirmed that the idea of ​​including Raheem Sterling on loan came at the request of the new coach of Barcelona, ​​​​Xavi Hernandez, who wants to strengthen the center of the offensive line, which is suffering in light of injuries and absences that have exhausted the team.

But the French “Le 10 Sport” website confirmed that Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola categorically refuses to give up Raheem Sitterling in the “winter Mercato”, stressing his insistence on sticking to his services until the end of the current season at least.

The source added that Pep Guardiola’s decision came due to the departure of the Algerian star Riyad Mahrez to participate in the African Nations Championship with his country at the beginning of next year in Cameroon, which means the reduction of his offensive cards at a sensitive time in the football season.

From December 27, Mahrez will be on a date with entering the camp of the “Warriors” team under the supervision of coach Jamal Belmadi, to participate in the continental wedding in which the Algerian team will try to preserve its title achieved in 2019 in Egypt.

Mahrez is competing with many players in Manchester City for the main positions in Pep Guardiola’s squad, such as Gabriel Jesus, Jack Grelic, in addition to Phil Foden and Ferran Torres, but Guardiola does not want to give up any of them, even if his former team Barcelona is concerned.