Riyad Mahrez, direction to Barcelona?
Even as he prepares to play a decisive match for the qualification for the 2022 World Cup, Riyad Mahrez is in great demand. The current Manchester City winger could join Spain where Real Madrid and especially FC Barcelona would make eyes at him.
He only thinks of the Japoma Stadium in Douala and the 6 p.m. kick-off. Riyad Mahrez, captain of the Greens, is indeed at the gates of the 2022 World Cup and will have to overcome, with his teammates, the selection of Cameroon.
While this immediate news is obviously the player’s priority, his longer-term future also arises. At the end of his contract with Manchester City in 2023, Mahrez, author of a more than successful season with his club (22 goals scored and 7 assists delivered in 36 games in all competitions), of which he is also the top scorer , does not see, for the time being, any satisfactory extension proposal being presented to him.
Thus, according to our colleagues from Foot Mercato, this particular situation arouses the interest of many major European clubs. If PSG and Chelsea are interested but withdrawn for many reasons, Real Madrid would also have inquired about the player. Even more than these three teams, it would be especially FC Barcelona who would clearly like to secure the services of the 31-year-old winger. Xavi, the new coach of the club, would thus have expressed the desire to recruit a right winger and, the transfer of Raphina being too complicated, could clearly turn to Mahrez. Business to follow?
