Leicester City ace Riyad Mahrez has knocked back a contract extension,
according to the Sun. The report says that the midfielder has turned down a new
deal, with Arsenal, Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain all gunning for the Algerian ace's
signature. Claudio Raineri has remained confident the player will stay in
public, but Mahrez reportedly wants an opportunity at a bigger club.
Paper Round's view: Losing Mahrez is a massive blow any chance
of Leicester picking up where they left off last season. The best they can hope
for in a situation like this is that receive a good fee in return and manage to
find a half-decent replacement.
But according to reports in France, the PFA Player of the Year
has decided he does not want to sign any new contract and is keen to secure a
move elsewhere.
The news will come as a huge blow to
manager Claudio Ranieri who earlier today suggested he was
confident Mahrez was going nowhere.
Ranieri said: “I am very confident
he stays. He wants to stay here with us.
“He enjoys it, he is laughing. He is not
a man who says ‘oh coach, I want to go.’ No, he is happy.”
However, sources in France suggest the
player has now started to look to a future elsewhere in the knowledge he may
never have a better chance to join one of Europe’s big-guns.
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