Fans are reading a hell of a lot into Riyad Mahrez starting a friendly

We're in that lull between a major tournament and the start of the new season, and that means football fans will put a lot of stock in even the smallest announcement.

Whether it's a fringe player impressing in preseason (guys, Victor Moses always does this - how do you have such short memories?) or a first teamer sitting out an overseas tour, there's nothing like non-competitive action to throw those straws right within clutching distance. Today it's the turn of Riyad Mahrez to enjoy his moment in the limelight. The Leicester City playmaker was one of the stars of his club's Premier League title win, and has been linked with some of Europe's biggest clubs, including a certain North London outfit. Naturally, that meant people (read: Arsenal fans) suddenly cared *a lot* about the Foxes' International Champions Cup meeting with Celtic in Glasgow. https://twitter.com/scarbs11/status/756850426075570177 https://twitter.com/MajesticMesut11/status/756862558708129792 So, will we have to sit through days or weeks of transfer talk off the back of a meaningful omission from the starting XI? In short, no. https://twitter.com/LCFC/status/756874104024735744 Will the discussions end just because he's on the pitch for kick-off? Also no. https://twitter.com/smeagol_11/status/756877713076617216 https://twitter.com/acjdevine/status/756883211150561280 https://twitter.com/DasAngreifer/status/756874450570739712 https://twitter.com/RealEddieHolt/status/756881418777681920 So much for any hope of drawing a line under this one.