Riyad Mahrez 'to return to Leicester City training on Friday'

AWOL Leicester City winger Riyad Mahrez has reportedly agreed to return to training on Friday and will make himself available for Saturday's match at Manchester City.

Foxes boss Claude Puel revealed at his pre-match press conference ahead of this weekend's contest that the Algeria international would sit out a third successive match.

Mahrez was said to be "very depressed" at missing out on a deadline-day switch to Man City, having handed in a second transfer request in the space of six months to force through a move.

After missing more than a week of training, however, Sky Sports News claims that the 26-year-old is now ready to reunite with his teammates at the club's training base.

Puel will make a last-minute decision on whether to include Mahrez as part of his travelling party for the match at the Etihad Stadium, as Leicester aim to put an end to their recent away-day woes.