Mahrez feels that he was priced out of a deadline-day move to City

Riyad Mahrez is seeking a guarantee that he will be allowed to leave Leicester City this summer in an attempt to end his stand-off with the club.

The winger has not turned up for training in the past week after he was said to have felt “depressed” that Leicester priced him out of a move to Manchester City on deadline day.

He wants the club to provide an assurance that they will not stand in his way if City, or anyone else, want to sign him. Another solution could be to agree a release clause.

The winger missed the matches against Everton and Swansea City, and Claude Puel, the manager, has been preparing for the game against City at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday on