Riyad Mahrez has revealed that his ultimate footballing ambition was to pull on the famous Barcelona shirt and line up alongside Lionel Messi. The Algerian winger, who eventually became a hero at Manchester City, has opened up on how close he came to a different path during his rise to the top. The Barcelona dream that never was Mahrez established himself as one of the most feared attackers in the Premier League with Leicester. However, the Al-Ahli star has admitted that his heart was once set on a move to Camp Nou rather than the Etihad Stadium. Speaking in a recent interview with Koora Break...
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