Riyad Mahrez has revealed he has withdrawn the transfer request he submitted in January but has refused to pledge his long-term future to Leicester.
The Algeria international was heavily linked with a move to Manchester City at the start of the year but Pep Guardiola’s side pulled the plug on a deal on deadline day.
Mahrez even handed in a transfer request for the second time in six months in order to force through a move but it wasn’t enough to convince Leicester to cash in.
City are weighing up a summer move for the 27-year-old and Mahrez has refused to pledge his future to the Foxes beyond the end of this season.
“It has gone. It was in January, it’s another transfer window. I am still here - I don’t want to put a lot of things in my head,” Mahrez told Sky Sports when asked whether his request was still valid.
“I am still in contract with Leicester so at the moment I am here and we will see. At the time I handed a transfer [request] because I had offers from Manchester City so obviously I wanted to go. But now I am still at Leicester.
“With me, especially, you never know what is happening. Every time I have to go but I am still here. I don’t really want to talk about [whether] I am going, or staying. I just want to finish the last three games. We will see what will happen for me.”
Mahrez still has two years remaining on his current Leicester deal and the Foxes will try and command in excess of £80m for the Algerian if any suitors express interest this summer.
The Leicester ace has scored 10 goals and provided eight assists in 33 league appearances this season, winning the WhoScored Man of the Match award on three occasions.
