Riyad Mahrez's NASAL SPRAY put a stop to Leroy Sane's move from Manchester City to Bayern Munich'
Daily MailA nasal spray given to Riyad Mahrez by the Algerian medical team stopped Manchester City teammate Leroy Sane from joining Bayern Munich last summer, according to The Athletic. Leroy Sane's move to Bayern Munich was foiled by a nasal spray used by Riyad Mahrez Sane's injury against Liverpool in the Community Shield saw him ruled out for five months The Manchester City forward's injury caused Bayern Munich to stop their summer move However, the Algerian had been battling a cold while on duty at the Africa Cup of Nations a few weeks earlier and was consequently given a nasal spray by their medical staff. But Riyad Mahrez was set to start ahead of Sane at Wembley against Jurgen Klopp's men But Mahrez was excluded from the squad after being given a nasal spray while on Algeria duty The news comes after Sane, 23, was pictured on Thursday continuing rehabilitation training on his journey back from the knee injury. City were unable to identify what was in the spray and did not risk breaching doping rules Sportsmail reported last summer that Sane missed out on a lucrative £20.8million-a-year Bayern contract due to the injury.