Mahrez signs new deal with Leicester

 

Leicester City winger Riyad Mahrez has ended speculation about his immediate future by signing a new four-year contract with the English Premier League champions.

“Leicester City Football Club is delighted to announce that Riyad Mahrez has signed a new contract, committing his future to the Foxes until June, 2020,” said a statement issued by the Midlands club on Wednesday.

 

(FILES) This file photo taken on May 01, 2016 shows Leicester City’s Algerian midfielder Riyad Mahrez controlling the ball during the English Premier League football match between Manchester United and Leicester City at Old Trafford in Manchester, north west England.

Mahrez, one of the stars of Leicester City’s unlikely Premier League title triumph last season, has hinted that only “two or three” clubs could tempt him to leave the English champions.

 

 Algerian international Mahrez, who was named player of the year in England by his fellow professionals last season after playing a crucial role in Claudio Ranieri’s side’s success, has been linked with a big-money move away in the summer. Arsenal, who travel to Leicester this weekend, have been credited with a strong interest in Mahrez but the Foxes are desperate to keep hold of the player.

The 25-year-old Algeria winger was a key figure in Leicester’s shock run to the 2015/16 title, which saw the Foxes defy odds of 5,000/1, scoring 17 goals and being responsible for a further 11 assists.