Leicester City superstar Riyad Mahrez has revealed just how close he came to signing for Arsenal in the summer transfer window.





The Algerian, who was the essence of Claudio Ranieri's Leicester City side who won the Premier League, was heavily linked with a move away from the Foxes last summer but ended up staying with his team.





As reported by ​Daily Mail, Mahrez has now revealed that there was a 50-50 chance he would have left Arsenal. He said that he met with Arsenal's chief transfer negotiator Dick Law and his own representatives spoke to Arsene Wenger.





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In an interview, Mahrez said, "I wanted to be transparent, not play people around, be honest about it. I don't know what happened. It's football. You never know what will happen. N'Golo had a clause and when he left they stopped those clauses."





He continued, "They said they would never give one to anyone after that. They didn't want to sell me. They said, "Yes, (there will be) no problem if something comes up. But behind the scenes they were blocking stuff — talking to clubs but just not wanting to sell me."





Mahrez then reiterated that no matter what happens, he will get to the top as he concluded, "But I'm confident. Contract or no contract, I believe I will get to the top. When you have quality, and show it, there's no problem.”