R. Mahrez: L. Messi wouldn’t be protected in the Saudi Arabian league

2025-07-29 17:09 © AP

"Al Ahli” forward Riyad Mahrez is hopefully following football news.

The 34-year-old Algerian hopes that by the end of the year his dream of playing alongside legendary Lionel Messi will come true.

This is our dream. As footballers, we often watched him play and Lionel is our ideal.

It would be incredible to compete alongside him.

The Argentine could take the number 10 position, while I would play on the right side. Later we could switch.

Would he be more protected in the Saudi Arabian league? Unfortunately, no, there are no special privileges for dribbling masters here. For example, I "absorb” a lot of blows, – said the African.