Riyad Mahrez

[Aevi]

Riyad Mahrez

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Born/age: Feb 21, 1991 (25)
Place of birth:

Sarcelles
Nationality:

Algeria
Current Club: Leicester City
Height: 1,79 m
Position: Right Wing

We all know who he is and what he is about. 16 goals and 10 assists this season, not too shabby of a player at all. Questions are whether or not he can maintain his form, and if he would fit in our system well.

Sources​

http://metro.co.uk/2016/04/18/arsen...fer-for-riyad-mahrez-in-coming-weeks-5824138/

 

[Tir Na Nog]

I'm all for this but signing Mahrez = no striker I'm afraid.

 

[Eduardo_da_Silva]

But Sanchez and Mahrez on the wings wit Mesut in the middle. Tasty...

 

[BBF]

Got excited at the name, and then I saw the sources. **** sake

 

[hydrofluoric acid]

His form dropped... Itsa cinderella story without the prince finding the princess again. No thanks.

 

[TopGunner81]

How much will he cost if he moves this summer? I've been thinking about it a lot and I can't really come up with an answer.

 

[ferrarif50hunt]

Signing him means: 1. No striker 2. Alexis back on the left
(plus the high chance that this season was a massive purple patch)

No thanks.

 

[Tir Na Nog]

To be honest we're not signing a striker regardless. Unless Benzema/Lewandowski are available (which they won't) Wenger just won't spend big money on strikers who fall into the tier below them. Knowing that I'd rather just get in Mahrez knowing he has decent end product and is an extremely dangerous player who suites our system to a tee.

 

[Gervais]

He's got 6 goals, 4 assists written all over him for next season.

 

[hydrofluoric acid]

To be honest we're not signing a striker regardless. Unless Benzema/Lewandowski are available (which they won't) Wenger just won't spend big money on strikers who fall into the tier below them. Knowing that I'd rather just get in Mahrez knowing he has decent end product and is an extremely dangerous player who suites our system to a tee.

"I signed Mahrez because he can fill in as a striker but most importantly he can play on either side with Giroud as front man" - Wenger 2016

 

[Prawn Sandwich]

He's got 6 goals, 4 assists written all over him for next season.

Still more than the Ox. :sadyes:

 

[say yes]

Why would Mahrez come here after getting a taste of silverware?

 

[Kysus]

dream-signing, he's the real deal

 

[Nyctophobia]

I don't want him, probably just out of spite.

 

[WhatAFC]

Major hype, 1 season wonder. Do not want.

 

[razörist]

STRIKER. PLEASE.

 

[Penn_]

Signing him would like mean a 40-50M bidding war. There's no doubt we're interested but that's were it ends.

 

[Jasard]

Leicester are going to make bank this summer, especially if they won't win the league because this was their one shot.

 

[Hinderz]

Why would Mahrez come here after getting a taste of silverware?

checked the medal off the list, time to double his wage.

 

[Maxim]

Really not sure about how he'd fare at Arsenal.

He's looked great for Leicester this season but when they attack there is usually acres of space because they are almost exclusively a counter attacking team.

Against deep block defenses they have struggled and so has he, this is almost always what Arsenal face, especially at home.

He's also quite an individualistic player, bit of a solo artist at times much like Alexis and the balance of the team could suffer with the two of them present.

Also, worth noting that 4 of his goals this season have come from the penalty spot.

I like him a lot though, gave Nacho an absolute roasting when we played them.