Just won the Champions League, Manchester City player close to leaving for Saudi Arabia
Unexpectedly, the player who will not remain at Manchester City
Manchester City receives terrible news in the midst of the UEFA Champions League celebrations. The team is celebrating in a great way and hopes to continue dominating for the next season. However, the team will now have to deal with a possible loss of one of the team's most important players.
Riyad Mahrez spent much of the 2022/2023 season on the bench at Manchester City. That did not stop him from being proclaimed European champion at the end of a final in which he did not play a single second. At 32 years of age, the Algerian winger has been relegated to the sidelines in Pep Guardiola's team. He has every reason to think about leaving, especially since the doors of Saudi Arabia are wide open to him.
Many see Benzema's arrival at the Middle Eastern club as the reason for this turn of events. There has even been a telephone conversation between the two stars, who know each other very well. According to speculation, Karim convinced Mahrez to sign for Al Ittihad.
Will Mahrez leave Saudi Arabia?
According to the player's former agent, Gilles Favard, Mahrez's arrival in Saudi Arabia has already been finalized. He speaks of a mutual agreement between Al-Ittihad and the Algerian. If this information is official, the club can thank Benzema for his intervention in the matter.
