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Fraudster blew £175,000 on Riyad Mahrez's bank card as he treated himself to £20,000 Ibiza spree, gambling and even a trip to Greggs -but it took Premier League football ace five WEEKS to realise cash was missing

A fraudster blew £175,000 on Riyad Mahrez's bank card as he treated himself to a £20,000 trip to Ibiza, gambling and even trips to Nando's, KFC and Greggs.

It took the Premier League football star five weeks to realise the money had been taken and block the card which truck driver Sharif Mohamed, 32, had defrauded in 2017.

Mohamed spent a total of £175,830 during his spending spree, which included the £20,000 he blew drinking champagne at beach bars and on designer clothes in Ibiza.

He had stayed at the Shangri-La hotel and indulged in meals at the Edward John Lucas restaurant, while also spending £1,400 on a single pair of Armani jeans.