Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola admits that the transfer market has undergone a transition after Saudi Arabia tempted Riyad Mahrez into making a big-money move.

Mahrez has completed a £30million move to Saudi Arabian club Al-Ahli after winning four Premier League titles with Manchester City.

“We are not looking for a replacement of Riyad in terms of skill because every player is different,” Guardiola said.

“Saudi Arabia has changed the market. A few months ago, when Cristiano [Ronaldo] was the only one to go, no one thought this many top, top players would play in the Saudi league.

“In the future there will be more and that’s why clubs need to be aware of what is happening. Riyad got an incredible offer [from Al-Ahli] and that’s why we could not say ‘don’t do it’.”