Very few would have predicted it at the time, but Riyad Mahrez’s £400,000 move to Leicester from Le Havre in 2014 would go on to become one of the biggest bargains of all time.
The Algerian was the jewel of Leicester’s scarcely believable Premier League triumph in 2016, being voted as the PFA Player of the Season and two years later, he became the most expensive African player of all time after joining Manchester City for £60m.
Stats:
Club goals: 97
Club Assists: 89
Match: 378
Algeria national team:
Goals: 30
Match: 83
Achievements:
1X AFRICAN FOOTBALLER OF THE YEAR (2016)
2X FOOTBALLER OF THE YEAR (Algeria, 2015 2016)
1X PLAYER OF THE YEAR (EPL 15/16)
1X TOP GOAL SCORER (FA Cup 21/22)
1X AFRICA CUP WINNER (2019)
1X CHAMPIONS LEAGUE WINNER
5X ENGLISH EPL CHAMPION
2X ENGLISH FA CUP WINNER
3X ENGLISH LEAGUE CUP WINNER
2X ENGLISH SUPER CUP WINNER
1X ENGLISH 2ND TIER CHAMPION