RIYAD MAHREZ has handed Manchester City a huge pre-Champions League final boost – by insisting he wants to see out his career at the Etihad.
The Algeria winger has won six trophies with Pep Guardiola’s side since arriving from Leicester in 2018.
And the former Foxes ace has no intention of moving on to pastures new, telling RMC: “I feel great at Manchester City, and I have no wish to look elsewhere.
“I don’t yet know what my situation will be, but I am happy at City – and they are the club where I want to be.
“People have spoken about me ending my career with Marseille, but that is not something I think about.
“I want to finish my career in England, with City. I don’t foresee myself at Marseille.”
Mahrez, 30, has shone this season with City already clinching the Premier League and Carabao Cup.
Pep Guardiola’s men will face Chelsea in Porto on Saturday week bidding to win their first-ever Champions League crown.
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And winger Mahrez said he plans to wind up his old Leicester pal, Blues midfielder N’Golo Kante, before the game.
The Ballon d’Or tipped forward said: “The Champions League final will be the biggest game of my career. But I won’t put myself under pressure about it.
“It is any player’s biggest game, and a dream for anyone.
“N’Golo Kante is someone better to have on your side than playing against you.
“He is a superb player, and a friend of mine as well. But I’ll be on the phone to wind him up before the final.
“I won’t think about the Ballon d’Or. I will remain focused on the final.
“I don’t think about winning that award. I’ll play my matches, try to make a difference, and then we’ll see what happens.”
Mahrez is currently driven by memories of his dad Ahmed, who died from a heart attack when the winger was just 15.
He said: “Ever since my father died in 2006, he has been a source of motivation for everything I’ve tried to do,.
“I’ve wanted to achieve things for him. It is a shame that he is no longer around to see them.
“But I am sure that he is watching me from up above.”
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
