Riyad Mahrez reportedly in line for new contract

[Keeper!]

I find it weird how anybody could be unhappy at Mahrez being offered a new deal.

Delighted he is staying but 3 years is a long deal at his age.

 

[Constantine]

Delighted he is staying but 3 years is a long deal at his age.

He started elite football only at the age of 23 with Leicester and hasn't suffered major injuries during his PL career. So, I think he can manage to keep playing with full abilities into his mid-30s.

 

[Keeper!]

He started elite football only at the age of 23 with Leicester and hasn't suffered major injuries during his PL career. So, I think he can manage to keep playing with full abilities into his mid-30s.

I hope your right, he is a wonderful talent but it's still a risk at 3 years, although we don't know the details of the deal, I would imagine it's hugely incentive based to reduce the risk.

 

[elbearos]

I never tire of watching Mahrez control the ball dead first time, he's an exceptional talent we need to keep.

I think City fans are the only ones who notice this,

 

[tolmie's hairdoo]

He's class; the greatest instant ball controller I've ever seen; seems to accept his squad role and the need for rotation; is world class on his day; good business, so, happy days.

David Silva likes this post ;)

 

[Blue Theatre]

Mahrez has been consistently superb for the past couple of years - his instant trapping of high balls out to the wing becoming quite a party piece ... always looking dangerous & scoring lots of goals. (The only exception was probably the last few games of last season when he seemed oddly lackadaisical).

He's been a big driver in our recent European adventures too.

"FFS" seems a long time ago now.

That said, for some reason he never struck me as someone who'd finish his career at City, or as someone that Pep had 100% faith in, and the new contract would take him to 34 and a half years of age.

So personally I'm pleased but a bit surprised.

 

[the blue panther]

David Silva likes this post ;)

Not sure if that's a disagreement.
No denying David's brilliance - absolutely superb and often instant control - but I've never seen a player either instantly control a difficult ball, or take it instantly into his stride without pausing like Mahrez can, nor as perfectly so often as he seemed to do it last season.

 

[Eccles Blue]

Great news. Another good player retained.

 

[BringBackSwales]

Great news. Another good player retained.

Good Eccles? Only good? If only he was called John Mahrez!!

 

[Eccles Blue]

Good Eccles? Only good? If only he was called John Mahrez!!

Couldn’t use two greats in the same paragraph!!! :-) ;-)

Will excellent player retained do? Not that anyone will ever eclipse John Boy.