But Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha, the club’s vice-chairman and son of billionaire owner Vichai, revealed he has already been given reassurances by the Algeria international.

“I want the players to enjoy this moment and not be concerned about their contracts,” he said.

“They are good boys and they understand. Even Mahrez, I talked to him and said ‘are you concerned?’ He said ‘no, no, I want to stay’. This is what he wants, he wants to stay.