Riyad Mahrez

[MrDaveyHavoc]

Not sure if this has been mentioned previously but why didn't he and his agent negotiate a get out/ buy out clause in his new contract he got last year. Surprised considering he wanted out so badly last year.

From what I understand his previous representation was amateur level friends-of-friends. He has since switched to Kia.

 

[Woody135]

The problem is it's not the going rate. Who has gone for 95m without PSG money? They've overvalued him by a third or so. He should be going for similar to PEA, Morata, Lacazette etc.

On his day, as I would hope he would be most of the time in our environment, he is better than each of those players though and prime age.
But equally definitely overvalued, hence my comments that he was priced out, nearly worth that (but not), leicester got greedy and i want us to go back at 50-60m again.

 

[Healdplace]

After tonight Hazard could well be interested in a move to a club that knows where it is going.

If its him or Mahrez then who knows. Depends on what Chelsea would want.

There will be other options in the Summer so Mahrez will not be coming here unless Leicester make a serious revision of what they want.

 

[Le Havre Oswald]

no doubt will bag on Saturday

 

[hammersmithlad]

no doubt will bag on Saturday

Will be interesting what reception he receives (if he makes it) at the Eithad after his public desire to join us.

 

[yeseye]

Will be interesting what reception he receives (if he makes it) at the Eithad after his public desire to join us.

He’ll get a hero’s reception ,
and then he’ll join U*d in the summer!

 

[Silva2021]

We needed him now, not in the summer think there will be better options.

 

[MrDaveyHavoc]

Has he returned to training?

 

[Cobwebcat]

Has he returned to training?

No

 

[Dribble]

It isn't his fault he has been priced out of a move.
The market has exploded in the last 8-9 months.
They sold Kante for £30m the same summer he signed his new contract.
No chance any advisor, no matter how good, would have thought at that time Leicester would be demanding £90m for him 18 months later and it almost being the going rate.
This is purely a result of unfortunate circumstances.
Leicester being greedy (which they were within their rights to be) and us not paying it (which we were within our rights to do).
The player then being left unable to do anything about it.

All that being said, I would have loved to have him in the squad, quality player, and want us to go back in the summer at the same value, no more.

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