Riyad Mahrez has been given permission by Algeria to leave the national team's camp in order to seal his exit from Leicester City.

The 26-year old handed in a transfer request at the start of the summer.

And the Algerian federation has now released a statement detailing the current situation.

It read: "Leicester City's Algerian international Riyad Mahrez, who is currently with the national team in Sidi Moussa to prepare for the double confrontation against Zambia for the 2018 World Cup qualifiers, was authorised by the national coach Lucas Alcaraz and the Algerian Football Federation to make an express trip to Europe to formalise on Thursday his transfer to his new club."

"The national team will fly without him on Thursday morning to Lusaka to face Zambia on Saturday."

However, the unnamed team is not Arsenal, according to BBC journalist David Ornstein.

He tweeted: The club Riyad Mahrez has left the Algeria squad for is…not Arsenal. #AFC not in contention for the #LCFC winger.

Chelsea, Tottenham and Roma have also been linked with Mahrez.

The club Riyad Mahrez has left the Algeria squad to sign for is... not Arsenal. #AFC are not in contention for the #LCFC winger #bbcfootball
— David Ornstein (@bbcsport_david) August 31, 2017