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Claudio Ranieri says Riyad Mahrez risks ending up on the bench if he decides to leave Leicester this summer. Jordan Montgomery Jersey . On Saturday, reports in France claimed the Algeria winger had agreed to leave the Foxes and join Premier League rivals Arsenal ahead of the new season. Mahrez was named the 2015/16 PFA Player of the Year after playing a pivotal role in Leicesters remarkable rise from relegation candidates to Premier League champions last season. Leicester and England forward Jamie Vardy turned down the chance to join Arsenal in June, deciding to sign a new four-year deal at the King Power Stadium instead. Highlights of the International Champions Cup clash between Leicester and Celtic And Ranieri has urged Mahrez, who scored a stunning goal in Leicesters 1-1 International Champions Cup draw with Celtic at Celtic Park on Saturday evening, to follow Vardys lead by staying at the club as he plots their title defence. Sky Sports Fantasy Football Who makes your XI this season? Pick your team here to win the ￡25k jackpot. Did you see how Riyad is happy? He played so well, worked so hard for the team, he scored a goal and he stays with us, Ranieri said. Leonardo Ulloa celebrates with Mahrez following his team-mates superb strike in Glasgow It is very important [to keep him] he is one of our stars.Other teams maybe have more stars and maybe he doesnt play at the same level, because maybe is on the bench so it is much better he stays with me. Mahrez was a pivotal player in Leicesters run to the Premier League title last season When asked if he was confident Mahrez would stay at Leicester, Ranieri told Sky Sports: I am always confident. Of course, we know that there are other teams that want to win the Premier League.New signings Ron-Robert Zieler, Luis Hernandez, Nampalys Mendy and Ahmed Musa featured for Leicester against the Scottish Premiership champions, and Ranieri praised the quartet for settling into the squad quickly. How are Leicester shaping up? Do the Premier League champions have issues to address? I am very happy. We have a very good dressing room, the players who have come in are good, there is a very good harmony and for us that was the first important thing, he added. I am very happy today. We were concentrated and compact. Now we play two different sides in PSG and Barcelona. Mahrez opens the scoring for Leicester in their pre-season clash against Celtic The players came back in good condition. We are getting better. Celtics fitness is ahead of ours. It was a good challenge.We have a long journey to Los Angeles now, but the experience of playing in these fantastic matches is important. Our fans were fantastic. So many of them travelled a long way to Glasgow so I say thank you to them. Also See: Foxes beat Celtic in shoot-out WATCH: Mahrezs stunning finish How are Leicester shaping up? Celtic 1-1 Leicester (5-6 pens) recap Domingo German Jersey . The international synchronized skating competition takes place from January 31 - February 1, 2014, and features 39 teams from 10 countries, in senior, junior, and novice. Joe DiMaggio Jersey . Thats when the eight-time champion revealed that a painful back is slowing his serves -- and, all in all, giving him more trouble than his opponents so far.Vancouver Whitecaps midfielder Pedro Morales was a full participant in training on Friday and will be in the lineup for Saturdays home game against the Colorado Rapids. Earlier in the week,, there was some question as to Morales availability this weekend. Lou Gehrig Jersey. The Whitecaps are currently third in the Western Conference, four points ahead of the Rapids. ' ' '