Riyad Mahrez agrees move to Qatari side Al-Shamal

Algerian winger Riyad Mahrez has agreed a short-term contract with Qatar's Al-Shamal after leaving Saudi club Al Ahli last summer.

• Transfer journalist Fabrizio Romano said Mahrez verbally agreed to join Al-Shamal on a short-term deal.
• The move follows Mahrez's departure from Al Ahli in June after three seasons, during which he scored 37 goals in 122 appearances.
• At Al-Shamal he will join compatriot striker Baghdad Bounedjah, with the club competing in the AFC Champions League Elite.
• Al-Shamal will face Mahrez's former club Al Ahli on November 23 in the AFC Champions League Elite.