@JohnBennettBBC: I've been speaking to Riyad Mahrez's agent; "I don't think he will leave in Jan because the club needs him." #lcfc #algeria @bbcworldservice Great news
I´d like him to stay full stop, but when he does go then I really do hope in it´s the summer. If they ****ing want him they´ll wait. Give them 1st refusal as long as it´s, as said, 30m+.
Still like him to stay & carry on building the squad. Still we have alot of time to find a replacement (should he go) I guess.
Since when do contracts mean anything!!!!!!!!! Power is in the players hands and the more he says he's happy here etc the more nervous I get!
Not sure Mountain, look at the stance that WBA and Everton have taken with Berainho and Stones respectively. Both still performing for their clubs, even after the former vowed to "never play for WBA again"
... I think this is a shift / trend that will continue... the potential TV monies re future revenue is dwarfing short term transfer gains ... particularly where the purchasing clubs want to pay in instalments rather than up front...
He may be a big fish in a relatively small pond here, but Ranieri has built the team around him. At the likes of Barcelona, Arsenal etc. he's going to have to fit in with an existing system.
Agree we don't need to sell him, but I suspect there will be a buy out clause in his new contract and it would be pretty harsh to deny him the chance to move to one of the top clubs if the figure is met.
Sorry lads but if he carries on this form all season he will be off. Money talks and when interest becomes concrete he will want to go. Take it from a fan who knows!
I've seen the contract release cause ... it's triggered by the later of: a) His market value rising to exceed £50 million b) Fabio Borini scoring a premier league goal from open play .... I'm confident that Riyad will therefore come close to seeing out his 5 year contract with us ... although if he keeps progressing like he is, that £50 m figure might take it right to the wire
Agreed - i think we all know that, we just want that to be at the end of the season rather than january which i think it will be
Nah I don't think he'll go in January either, you'll be wanting a stupid amount for him seeing as how important he is to the team and clubs won't part with that much.
