Riyad Mahrez is set to become Manchester City's record signing.
Reports understands Leicester City have accepted a £60million bid for their Algerian winger from the Premier League champions.
He will undergo a medical with City in the coming days, and the club are hopeful of announcing his signing later in the week.
The fee for the 27-year-old will surpass the £57m City paid Athletic Bilbao for centre-back Aymeric Laporte earlier this year.
Mahrez was a target of Pep Guardiolas during the January transfer window, and they made a series of late offers for him on deadline day - all of which were rejected.
But Guardiola has kept up his pursuit, and has now got his man.
While Leicester will be disappointed to lose the talented winger, the deal represents a remarkable piece of business for the club.
They paid just £400,000 for the then-unknown Mahrez in January 2014 to sign him from Ligue 2 side Le Havre.
Mahrez has gone on to score 48 goals in 179 appearances for the Foxes and played a crucial part in their remarkable Premier League title success in 2015/16.
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