Riyad Mahrez has chosen to reach Saudi Arabia two years ago, after nine seasons spent in England. But his professional trajectory could have been quite different.
Riyad Mahrez, it is an Ile-de-France feu-follet with an unexpected trajectory, who left Sarcelles for Brittany and Quimper at the start of his career, before exploding under the colors of the Dean club, in Le Havre. It is across the Channel finally that his journey took a turn in 2014, in the ranks of a Leicester crowned champion in 2016 to everyone's surprise. Then comes the glory to Manchester City, five years for, from 2018 to 2023.
At 32, the Saudi Eldorado came to knock on his door; Direction Al-Ahli for a prestige victory in the Asian Champions League last season. A course without regret in short. If it is not that of not having evolved in the jersey of his heart club. “” Since I was little, I have always wanted to play in Marseille. It was my dreamhe breathes at the team. I was an OM lover. All the players who passed: Drogba, Niang, Nasri, Ribéry … My dream was to play the Vélodrome in League 1. My journey was quite different … »»
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Now 34 years old, could the interested party go backwards is returning to Europe? “” It suits me sometimes my mind. Because I am a very high level lover. I miss it. From the moment I made the decision, I must find my challenge and my motivation in Saudi Arabia. Frankly, I like it “Slides the Algerian international.
Mahrez soon Messi's teammate?
Without going so far as to denigrate Ligue 1 as Cristiano Ronaldo could have done, Riyad Mahrez praises the progress of Saudi Pro League. “” I think the five big European leagues are in front, and then we can start competing with the other leagueshe judges. We are not too far away, I think. Afterwards, the goal is not to be the best world championship now. We are on a long -term vision. Those like me who arrived, we are there at the start of this adventure, we are a bit like precursors. We help them make this league stronger. And frankly, on my two seasons, I felt a progression in the teams, the coaches, the tactics and the organization. »»
To the point of attracting a certain Lionel Messi soon, which rumor willingly send to his club in Al-Ahli. “” I heard that … as a footballer, it was one of my examples. He is an exceptional footballerdixit the old Cityzen. I do not know if it will happen, but if that should be the case, it would be incredible for players like us to have the best player of all time, finally for me, and that he is in our collective. »»
