The Algerian Football Federation has given permission to Riyad Mahrez to leave the Algeria squad and return to Europe to “formalise his transfer to his new club”.
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The Federation announced this via a statement on its website, www.faf.dz.
The statement read: “Leicester City’s Algerian international Riyad Mahrez, who is currently with the national team in Sidi Moussa to prepare for the double confrontation against Zambia for the 2018 World Cup qualifiers, was authorised by the national coach Lucas Alcaraz and the Algerian Football Federation to make an express trip to Europe to formalise on Thursday his transfer to his new club.
“The national team will fly without him on Thursday morning to Lusaka to face Zambia on Saturday.”
According to reports, Mahrez is about to complete a stunning £50m move to Chelsea or Barcelona.
