Man City star Riyad Mahrez reveals some footballers only interested in money and ‘don’t even watch the games’
RIYAD MAHREZ has aimed a swipe at some footballers – revealing he’s had team-mates that show no interest in football.
And the Algeria winger claimed certain stars only play for the money.
Mahrez has helped Man City win seven trophies since his £60million move from Leicester in 2018.
However the 30-year-old has accused some pals of lacking interest in their work.
Paris-born Mahrez hit out in an interview with France’s Canal Plus TV show Clique.
He said: “I keep in touch with football mates who have amazing careers you see, but they don’t particularly love football.
“They do it because, well there is a lot of money, they are obliged, they like the game and its all they know, like they don’t even watch the games, they don’t care that much.
“Loads of times in the dressing room ‘what did this and that team do’ you know it could be the semi-final of the Champions League.
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“If you love football then you don’t ask what the score of the Champions League games were the day after.
“So this for me is a passion, I’m coming up to my thirties now so I’m getting to the end even if there is a good few years left but I start to ask myself what am I going to do without football because my life is all about football.”
Mahrez helped City to a Premier League and Carabao Cup double last season.
But it was revealed exclusively by SunSport earlier this week that Mahrez’s ex-wife Rita Johal believes he changed and became ‘big headed’ following his move to Man City.
She went on to say that the wife of Man City transfer target Harry Kane ‘had a lucky escape’ after his proposed move to the Etihad fell through.
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