Leicester City attacker Riyad Mahrez has agreed to join Premier League rivals Arsenal, according to reports.
Having seen Jamie Vardy reject an offer from Arsenal, N’Golo Kante’s move away from Leicester could see Player of the Year Mahrez follow him out of the exit door after holding private talks with Arsenal.
Only last week Leicester City boss Claudio Ranieri dismissed speculation linking Mahrez with a move away from the King Power Stadium, he said: ‘It is over, the market is closed here. Mahrez wants to stay.’
However, reports in the French edition of Eurosport claim that Ranieri’s comments were merely a method to pressure the 25-year-old Algerian into signing a new contract having heard of Arsenal’s interest.
The same report believes that Mahrez’s mind remains unchanged and, when Arsenal submit their official bid of £41million, he will leave the Premier League champions to join the north London club.
It is thought that Arsene Wenger met Mahrez’s agent after their 1-1 pre-season friendly draw with Lens on Friday night.
