Algerian star midfielder and PFA player of the year Riyad Mahrez has
shunned advances from Arsenal to sign a new 4 year deal with the club ,
in order to help the club with its premier league title defence. The new
deal will last till 2020.
"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," the club's statement released late on Wednesday
night reads.
"The reigning PFA Players’ Player of the Year signs new terms after
playing a starring role in City’s unforgettable Premier League title
triumph last season – the latest stage of a remarkable journey for the
25-year-old Algerian in Leicester City colours.
"Signed from Le Havre of the French second tier in January 2014, Riyad’s
two-and-a-half-year spell with Leicester has seen him establish himself
as an Algeria international, a Premier League champion and one of the
most feared attacking players in Europe. He scored 17 goals and
contributed 11 assists last season in the most remarkable title triumph
in Premier League history."
"He joins the likes of Wes Morgan, Jamie Vardy, Kasper Schmeichel and
Andy King in signing new deals with the Club this summer, bolstering
Claudio Ranieri’s squad for the Club’s first ever Premier League title
defence."
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