Elected "MVP" of the Premier League by the own footballers of the competition the past season 2015-16, Riyad Mahrez decided to remain the past summer in the Leicester City in spite of having had offers of some of the most powerful clubs of Europe. Something that will not occur this summer.
"Because of the admiration and to the respect that seat by the Leicester City, want to be totally honest and transparent. I have informed to the club that it is the moment to leave me", began saying.
"Had a good talk with the president the past summer and agree that it would remain me a year more to help to the Leicester in all what could in this transition after winning the title and play the League of Champions. However, I am somebody ambitious and think that is the moment to face of a new experience", began aiming in the communiqué.
"The past season was one of the best of my career and enjoyed each moment. I seat a pride tremendo to be part of this that attain during my time in the club. I have had always a good relation with the president and expect to have given back this confidence with my performance and my good performances on the terrain of game", concluded.
The Barça carries time tanteando his signing
From the Catalan press and British arrived to say in his moment that the FC Barcelona there was tanteado his signing, and the true is that if the culés continued interested would have it this next market of signings. As it would be much easier that the previous to do with the services of the Algerian of the "foxes".
From the British press, in concrete "The Guardian", already insisted does a month in that Mahrez would have asked to go out of the club for fichar by a team that have aspirations to win important titles like the Champions League. Arsenal and Manchester City could turn into the big favourites for ficharle, but does not be necessary descartar to other big clubs like the FC Barcelona, that also was related with Mahrez does some months. Something that remains confirmed with the writing.
Riyad Mahrez Could not accepting the role of acting
Barcelona confeso, Mahrez always has left clear that fichar by the team culé would be like a dream done reality. For Riyad, the FC Barcelona has been the team of his heart from very small, something that remained showed in several interviews to his surroundings. Always it had fantasized with arriving a day to lucir the blaugrana in the Camp Nou, and could do it the next season as long as from the entity culé bet by his signing.
This yes, seems difficult that Mahrez, a player in full hatching, chose to play in a FC Barcelona in which it would be condemned in the big majority of parties to the suplencia. Daría to the Barça rest to the three from above and would contribute skill and minutes of quality going out from the bench, but if it landed in the Camp Nou would have to assume the role of fourth forward. And in the best of the cases, since the most likely is that Alcácer also continue in the staff. The price of Mahrez, between 35-40 million euros.