Juventus are lining up a part-exchange offer for Manchester City winger Riyad Mahrez, according to reports.
The Bianconeri would be looking to offer Douglas Costa as part of the deal to sign the Algerian international.
A lot of supporters on Twitter would be behind selling Mahrez to Juve:
Swap with Dybala and it’s a deal ???
— James (@JMC_OfficiaI) 28 February 2019
I’ll drive him there
— Phil Walton (@philwalton10) 28 February 2019
Dybala + 20 mill will do
— Mazvitashe (@Mazvitashe) 28 February 2019
Give us Dybala and take Mahrez free
— ?? Laportismo ? (@mancitymj14) 28 February 2019
YASSSS JUST TAKE HIM
— Paweł Nowak (@pablonmanc) 28 February 2019
Sell him
— Ahmed (@amodi2056) 28 February 2019
If we can get our money back, I’d snap their hands off
— Si01350 (@Si01350) 28 February 2019
A few fans believe the club’s £60m summer signing should be given more backing:
Get behind the lad instead of wanting him gone ffs. The man scored the only goal to beat Tottenham to stay in touch with Liverpool
— Joe (@McfcRichy) 28 February 2019
Where’s all the support for the player
— Adam Peter Bridge (@adambridge2000) 28 February 2019
Thing is, I’m not into random bashing of players who have the odd bad game. See it the match thread and it winds me up. But I think in fairness he’s not worked out as well as hoped. He’s not a scapegoat he’s just not got going. I think criticism is fair
— Emmie (@bobmcfc) 28 February 2019
Mahrez has made 37 appearances this season, scoring 11 goals and providing ten assists, including his strike against Bournemouth yesterday, but he has rarely started matches in recent weeks.
Manager Pep Guardiola has admitted that he hasn’t been able to give the 28-year-old as much game time as he would have liked.
Whether the City boss would be keen on getting Douglas Costa in exchange from Juve, it isn’t known.
The pair did work together at Bayern Munich, but the Brazilian’s form in Italy this season has been very poor. He has scored just one goal and contributed two assists; a far worse rate of return than Mahrez.
