Riyad Mahrez’s rise could inspire a blockbuster Hollywood movie. Since leaving Le Havre for the United Kingdom, the twirling winger has lived the formidable adventure of Leicester in the Premier League, crowned by a legendary title of champion of England under the leadership of Claudio Ranieri and with N’golo Kanté as a teammate in particular. Logically, the native of Sarcelles successfully joined Manchester City. A new challenge now awaits him as he completed a historic season with the Skyblues, including a resounding hat-trick (Champions League – Premier League – FA Cup).
After the departure of Ilkay Gündogan, free of any contract, in Catalonia, the Cityzens should have two new players less in the coming days, and not the least. If the Bernardo Silva file is still far from being settled, despite the more than pronounced interest of the leaders of Paris Saint-Germain and also of their counterparts from FC Barcelona, that of Riyad Mahrez, on the contrary, has accelerated in recent hours. While the Algerian international (83 caps, 30 goals) is still under contract until June 2025 with the Skyblues, his departure for the Saudi Pro League is more and more imminent.
Full agreement between Manchester City and Al Alhi
As we revealed to you recently, Al-Ahli has already made an offer to Manchester City to buy out the last two years of Riyad Mahrez’s remaining contract. And we can confirm that the leaders of the English club and their Saudi counterparts have reached a total agreement for the transfer of the offensive player. A four-year contract even awaits the Algerian winger in the Arabian Peninsula. The formalization of the transfer of the versatile striker trained in the club of his hometown should therefore take place very quickly while all parties are determined to make this file a reality.
Author of 15 achievements and 13 assists in 47 games played in all competitions last season, Riyad Mahrez has been at the heart of the Al Alhi project for several weeks now. Especially since the Jeddah-based team will discover the Saudi Pro League next season after their promotion to the Saudi first division. After the agreement between the clubs concerned by the transfer of the Algerian international, the main interested party should therefore be the new star to join the Middle Eastern country. To be continued…
