Leicester City manager Craig Shakespeare has confirmed the Premier League club have politely declined an offer for Riyad Mahrez from Roma.
Mahrez, 26, declared in May he wanted to leave Leicester, but the Algeria attacker is yet to move despite reported interest.
Tottenham are the latest club linked to Mahrez – the PFA Players Player of the Year in 2015-16 – while Arsenal are also said to be interested.
Speaking in Hong Kong on Friday, Shakespeare confirmed Roma had made a bid, which was rejected.
I think I was quoted as saying on the last press day that there d been no bids, he said.
There was a bid from Roma I was told after so I d just like to put the record straight on that one.
It was politely declined on the basis that it was …