Riyad Mahrez’s mother, Halima paid for his €160 train ticket on his way to have a trial with a French 4th division club in 2009

Riyad Mahrez’s mother, Halima paid for his €160 train ticket on his way to have a trial with a French 4th division club in 2009.

She was with him when he joined Man City in 2018.

He said “I told my mom, don’t worry, I’ll pay you back. I will make it. Today I’ve paid her back”.

Riyad Mahrez lost his father at a young age.