Leicester City owner says star Riyad Mahrez is 'not for sale'.

Leicester City owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha is very keen to hang on to Riyad Mahrez and showed his desire to keep the Algerian with a light-hearted social media post after the Foxes glamour friendly against Barcelona.

After starring in Leicester's incredible Premier League title-winning campaign Mahrez has been the subject of much transfer speculation over the summer. Rumours of a move to Arsenal continue to persist as the new season approaches.

Leicester boss Claudio Ranieri recently admitted talk of a move to north London has distracted Mahrez, who played 45 minutes against Barca at the Friends Arena in Stockholm on Wednesday.

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Foxes star Riyad Mahrez has been the subject of much transfer speculation this summer

Perhaps Mr Srivaddhanaprabha was looking to focus his star man as he posed for a picture with Mahrez and grabbed the player's ears.

The caption the Foxes supremo placed alongside the image on Instagram was telling, reading: 'VS: You Not for sale!!' with a fictional reply from Mahrez: 'Ok boss.

Ranieri has signalled his unwillingness to see Mahrez leave, having already seen N’Golo Kante depart for Chelsea. The Italian convinced last-season's top-scorer Jamie Vardy to stay at the King Power Stadium with a new deal.

Last season, Mahrez managed 17 goals and 10 assists in 37 top flight games, and in a bid to ward off interest from elsewhere the playmaker has been offered a new deal worth £100,00 a week.