An advisor of Riyad Mahrez has rubbished claims he has agreed a deal with Liverpool.

The Leicester City winger is a wanted man after a stellar few months, in which he has scored seven goals and provided five assists.

After the sale of Philippe Coutinho to Barcelona over the weekend, reports had suggested Liverpool were willing to meet Leicester's £50million valuation of the Algerian.

But a source close to Mahrez has dismissed the rumour and insists the 26-year-old will be focused on the Foxes, despite maintaining his desire to join a "big club."

Speaking to Algerian sports paper Le Buteur, he said: "I read some media reports about Riyad making an eventual move to Liverpool.

"But if you want the truth, we don't know anything about this. Until there is proof to the contrary, there has been no official contact with Liverpool.

"I was surprised to hear so much nonsense suggesting Riyad had already signed a deal with Liverpool.

"He has been far away from England, in Dubai [over the weekend] for a bit of a rest. He has not been able to sign anything - he has been totally cut off from the world of football.

"Riyad is a very important part of Leicester's squad. They have promised him that he can leave if the club that wants to buy him meets their asking price.

"I think that if he does leave Leicester it will happen close to when the transfer window closes. The negotiations will surely take a lot of time.

"I can confirm that Riyad still wants to leave Leicester for a big club.

"However, we must wait for firm offers to come in for this to happen.

"Riyad is very ambitious. But you can be sure that he won't try to force through a move just so he can leave.

"Despite all that has been said about his future transfer, Riyad remains completely focused on playing for Leicester.

"He isn't concerned about the rumours doing the rounds, even though I've no doubt they annoy him.

"But as long as no deal is done he will continue to be fully committed to Leicester, just the way he has always been."