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Riyadh, Saudi Arabia — Al Ahli announced on Tuesday the signing of Algerian<\/a> winger Riyad Mahrez, 32, from Manchester City on a four-year contract.<\/p>\n\n\n\n “The wait is over: Riyad is real,” the Saudi club said in a brief tweet on its official account, accompanied by a video of Mahrez in Paris wearing a jersey with the number 2027, the year he signed with the club.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Al Ahli, like other Saudi clubs that have made big-money signings in recent years, has not revealed the transfer fee or the player’s salary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In his own tweet, Mahrez said goodbye to his fans and team, saying that his time at Manchester City had been an “unforgettable chapter” in his life and career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n He thanked the entire squad and the Manchester City fans for making him feel like part of the family from day one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The English club also said goodbye to the Algerian winger, who joined City in 2018 from Leicester City.<\/p>\n\n\n\n During his time at the Etihad, Mahrez played 236 games and scored 78 goals, as well as assisting on 59 others, becoming an essential member of Pep Guardiola’s squad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n “In total, Mahrez won the Premier League<\/a> title four times in five years with the Blues, as well as two FA Cups, three Carabao Cups, two Community Shields and leaves as a Champions League<\/a> winner,” the club said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n