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Leicester City winger Riyad Mahrez releases statement asking to leave the club this summer: 'I feel now is the time for me to move on'

Riyad Mahrez has stunned Leicester City by insisting he be allowed to leave the club this summer.

The former PFA Player of the Year has issued a statement declaring he is ‘fiercely ambitious’ and feels ‘now is the time for me to move on’.

The 26-year-old has attracted interest from the Premier League and abroad and has urged Leicester to accept bids that meet their valuation.

Riyad Mahrez has stunned Leicester City by insisting he be allowed to leave the club
Riyad Mahrez has stunned Leicester City by insisting he be allowed to leave the club

However the club are in a strong position due to there being no release clause in the winger’s £100,000 per week contract, which was only signed last summer and still has three years to run.