Claudio Ranieri insists Riyad Mahrez wants to stay with Leicester

Sky Sports report that Everton have agreed a deal to snap up Leicester City’s head of recruitment Steve Walsh, with a move seemingly close to completion. It was just a case of agreeing compensation between the two clubs and talks are now understood to be complete. “He stays here with us”, said Ranieri.

Arsenal are reported to be stepping up their interest in Riyad Mahrez, who looks to be seeking a move away from Leicester City.

The news will boost Leicester supporters further after title-winning captain Wes Morgan signed a new contract, which runs until 2019, earlier on Tuesday. With whatever little that can be deduced from their Championship run last season and their current transfer activity, here are 5 reasons why Middlesbrough have it in them to be yet another Premier League success straight after promotion. “He enjoys it and is not a man saying “coach I want to go”.

“It is important to maintain the group with the spirit and with the humility”. Not only Mahrez, everybody. Kante was a key player for them and in this day and age, it will be tough to replace him considering how much money other clubs have.

Ranieri will have been delighted to hand debuts to new signings Ron-Robert Zieler Luis Hernandez and Ahmed Musa, while the Italian also blooded some young talent from the club’s academy with Admiral Muskwe and Hamza Choudhury featuring. I want to see if the bookmakers put 6,000/1 again.

Meanwhile, France Football add that City remain keen on Mahrez, after they were left particularly impressed with his performance against them at the Etihad last season in addition to his overall level of performance across the campaign.

“Everything’s different now. You imagine the big teams who didn’t win, who didn’t make the Champions’ League”.

Leicester open the season with the Community Shield against Manchester United on August 7 and then begin their title defence away to Hull City on August 13.