Premier League

Riyad Mahrez has handed in a transfer request. The Algerian winger intends to leave Leicester City, the club where he won the Premier League and the PFA Player of the Year award in 2015-16, for larger and greener pastures.

Mahrez released a statement Tuesday announcing his intention to depart:

“Out of the huge admiration and respect I hold for Leicester City Football Club, I wanted to be totally honest and transparent with them and have therefore informed the club that I feel now is the time for me to move on.

We love David Wagner. David Wagner is insane and fun and now he's in the Premier League. The German-American manager, whose best friend is Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp, has led Huddersfield Town to the Premier League after winning a penalty shootout in the promotion playoff final against Reading.

Despite a negative goal differential in the regular season, Huddersfield Town wormed their way into the promotion playoff, then won shootouts against Sheffield Wednesday and Reading. 

One day we’ll look back on the 2016-17 AS Monaco side in disbelief — how did one club house Kylian Mbappe, Thomas Lemar, Bernardo Silva, Fabinho and Tiemoue Bakayoko (all 23 or younger) at the same time? Their Ligue 1 triumph and Champions League semifinal run will live long in the memory, but the dismantling of the most exciting side in European football has begun, starting with 22-year-old Portuguese attacker Bernardo Silva.

After finishing the season in 11th place, West Ham United have signed now former Manchester City defender Pablo Zabaleta.

According to Sky Sports, Zabaleta has agreed to a two-year deal with West Ham, which will begin at the end of June when Zabaleta's contract with Manchester City expires.

Emre Can has deservedly been awarded the EPL goal of the season award for his magisterial bicycle kick against Watford.

Here are the nominees Can's goal beat out:

Jordan Henderson for his strike against Chelsea... and Emre Can for his against Watford.

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— Anfield Edition (@AnfieldEdition) May 22, 2017