The Algerian winger wanted to leave the club in 2017 but had to wait until 2018 to get his move to Manchester City
Riyad Mahrez was determined to leave Leicester in 2017, according to former assistant Pascal Plancque, who says the club was not prepared to let him go at the time.
The midfielder rose to prominence during Leicester's title-winning season, scoring 18 goals across all competitions in 2015-16 to help lead the club to glory alongside stars Jamie Vardy and N'Golo Kante.
The Frenchman went on to make his move to Chelsea the very next summer, and Plancque, who departed Leicester in August, says Mahrez was determined to leave the Foxes the year after in search of a new challenge.