MAHREZ ON THE SHELF

WAS there a more pitiful sight on deadline day than Riyad Mahrez hawking himself around Europe in the desperate hope of getting a move out of Leicester? It is now fairly obvious that his effort this season has been aimed, not at knuckling down, but at impressing a suitor. Unfortunately, it seems too many recall his half-hearted displays as Claudio Ranieri sank last season to take a chance. Always worth remembering, too, that if a club are interested, they will come to you. If they haven’t, it means they’re not.