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Riyad Mahrez will be worth £100million in the summer, Leicester City manager Claude Puel has said.

The City boss placed the huge price tag on his star winger during today's press conference ahead of tomorrow night's FA Cup third-round repaly.

Puel had a wry smile on his face when he made the remark, but the message was clear to any potential suitors - the Algerian will not be leaving City on the cheap, either in this transfer window or the next.

Mahrez is the subject of constant speculation, which does seem to be starting to grate on the genial Frenchman.

But Puel has not changed his opinion that Mahrez is happy to stay with City, for now.

Defender Virgil Van Dyke has joined Liverpool for £75m this month and Philippe Coutinho left Anfield to join Barcelona for a potential final fee of £144m.

Coutinho is an attacking player with comparable statistics to Mahrez this season, and Puel may have only been half joking with his £100m remark.

“It is always the same thing about Riyad,” said Puel.

“It is just rumours, noise about him and other players.

“We can see Riyad smiling and enjoying his football and enjoying playing with his team-mates and it is the same in training.

“After the training session, he continues to play head tennis, and I want him to get more rest.”

“All the rumours and speculation about Riyad, do the reporters want him to leave the club?

“It is speculation and we cannot respond to all the speculation with information.

“Perhaps, in the summer he will cost even more than £100m.”