Riyad Mahrez claims Leicester’s reluctance to sell him to Arsenal in 2016 means he has “lost two years” of his career, with the Algerian forced to wait on Manchester City to do a deal.
The highly-rated winger had wanted to head for the exits at the King Power Stadium on the back of an unlikely title triumph.
His efforts had earned him the PFA Player of the Year award and admiring glances from leading sides across Europe.
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Arsenal were among those to make a move, but Leicester refused to sanction the sale of a prized asset and made it clear to Mahrez that he would be going nowhere.