Riyad Mahrez’s former girlfriend Rita Johal has blamed their breakup on the way the player changed after moving to Manchester City.
The pair met in 2014 and soon married, but then split up after his transfer from Leicester City to Manchester City in 2018.
“Moving there changed my husband,” Rita Johal has now explained in an interview with The Sun.
“Riyad let fame go to his head. He changed when he went to Manchester City.
“The Riyad I met is a different person to the one he is now. He parties, he acts like a flash footballer.
“I don’t hate him, that’s a strong word, but I am shocked and saddened by what he has done.
“He suddenly left me, blaming the pressures of playing at Manchester City.
“Now he spends all his time jetting around the place on holiday without a care in the world.
“A footballer’s career is short-lived. They should remain grounded and loyal to those they care for, even when they have moved up to a bigger club, because when it’s all over they will realise who’s truly there.”
She even said that she is relieved for Harry Kane’s wife, given that the English striker didn’t make the move to the Etihad in the end.
“Harry Kane’s wife probably had a lucky escape and others should be careful,” Rita Johal concluded.
