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Craig Shakespeare clears air with want-away Leicester midfielder Riyad Mahrez

Leicester boss Craig Shakespeare has cleared the air with Riyad Mahrez following the midfielder's antics on transfer deadline day.

Mahrez took the remarkable step of leaving the Algeria national squad in order to try to force a move away from the King Power Stadium.

The 26-year-old, who submitted a transfer request at the start of the summer, surprised Leicester with the move last week, with the club learning about his intentions via a Tweet from the Algerian FA stating that Mahrez had been given permission to leave their training camp to finalise a move.

Since his return from international duty, Mahrez has met with Shakespeare to explain his actions and the Leicester boss has praised the player for his honesty.