RIYAD RAID Man City’s Riyad Mahrez had three luxury watches stolen in £500,000 raid on his penthouse
MAN City’s Riyad Mahrez had three luxury watches stolen in a £500,000 raid.
Posted Sunday, May 31, 2020 by Thesun.co.uk
Thieves took cash, rare football shirts and bracelets from his penthouse.
Man City’s Riyad Mahrez had three luxury watches stolen in a £500,000 raid on his penthouse Credit: Getty - Contributor
Burglars carefully tracked Riyad Mahrez before sneaking into his penthouse and stealing three watches to order.
The £500,000 haul included a prized Richard Mille timepiece similar to one that knife thugs snatched from England’s Dele Alli two weeks ago.
Raiders cased Mahrez’s luxury block and got hold of a key fob to gain access.
As well as the £230,000 Mille, the Man City star lost a £40,000 Rolex Daytona and a £35,000 Rolex Day Date.
A £230,000 Richard Mille timepiece - considered the ‘ultimate’ for top players
Thieves also snatched the star’s prized Rolex Day Date which costs £35,000
A Rolex Daytona worth £40,000 was also taken from the star's home
The gang took more than £50,000 in cash, Cartier bracelets and rare football shirts worth up to £150,000.
A source said: “Riyad is among an elite group who own a Mille.
“They are the ultimate dressing room status symbol.
“He fears he was being watched beforehand.
“There’s no doubt it was stolen to order.”
Milles cost up to £1.6million and are a favourite with the rich and top sports stars.
Mahrez, 29, posed wearing his Mille watch for a social media snap
Man City ace Mahrez pictured wearing the £230,000 watch stolen
They are famed for their precious stones and made from the same material as space shuttles and F1 cars.
Different designs are owned by Ed Sheeran, Kanye West and footballer Neymar.
£200,000-a-week midfielder Mahrez, 29, was out when the gang sneaked into his Manchester city centre apartment.
He moved there after splitting from wife Rita.
The burglary comes after Spurs ace Dele Alli, 24, was robbed of three watches Credit: Paul Edwards - The Sun
A letter sent to residents said: “Four apartments were accessed without authority using a fob which had general access throughout the building.
“The fob in question is now in our possession, has been fully deactivated and cannot be used again.”
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Mahrez has posted social media pictures of himself wearing the watches.
Earlier this month Spurs ace Dele, 24, was robbed of three watches after two raiders burst into his £2million North London home as he played pool with girlfriend Ruby Mae.
Algerian Mahrez with his Kent-born now ex-wife Rita Credit: Splash News
Teammate Jan Vertonghen’s home was robbed in March while he was playing for Spurs in Germany.
In January Crystal Palace’s Mamadou Sakho lost more than £500,000 of items in a burglary.
A Greater Manchester Police spokeswoman said of the raid on Riyad Mahrez: “At around 5pm on Friday April 24, police were called to reports that four separate apartments had been burgled at a city centre block.”
Algerian international Mahrez won the Premier League with Leicester City in 2015/16 when he was players’ player of the year.
He signed for City two years later and has since won the Premier League again, the FA Cup and the League Cup twice.
The Sun revealed Mahrez had been on dates with fashion student Taylor Ward, 22 Credit: Instagram
He married Kent-born Rita in 2015 and the couple have two daughters.
Before their split, Rita told how her husband enjoyed the quiet life.
In February The Sun revealed he had been on a string of dates with fashion student Taylor Ward, 22 — the daughter of reality star Dawn, 46, and ex-Sheffield United striker Ashley, 49.
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