Ruben Dias' ex appears to take aim at Man City star in cryptic new song after he went public with Maya Jama
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RUBEN DIAS' ex-girlfriend appears to have taken aim at the Manchester City star and Maya Jama in a cryptic new song.
Dias and TV presenter Maya went public with their relationship last month after first meeting in November.
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April Ivy is the ex-girlfriend of Manchester City star Ruben Dias
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April Ivy appeared to take a dig at Dias in her new song
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April Ivy was with Dias until 2021
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She is a singer from Portugal
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She is believed to have split from Dias amid 'lifestyle differences'
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They were first reported to have dated in 2018
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The City defender was previously in a relationship with Love Island's Arabella Chi and Portuguese singer April Ivy before that.
Dias and Ivy - real name Mariana Barreiros dos Santos Goncalves - were together from 2018-2021 and even lived together in Manchester.
But reports in Portugal suggested they split over lifestyle differences.
Ivy took to Instagram to preview an upcoming track and included English subtitles to reveal the extent of her cryptic lyrics.
She sings: "I saw a picture. You guys look so good together.
"The both of you, you both look so happy. Just as everyone says, I created a monster. He learned everything with me, then became a danger and left.
"To give some context, what you see doesn't come from thin air. I know you're going to love what was tiring me.
"What he wears, I bought. His perfume, I gave. His favourite song, I showed. He is me. Keep him now, he's yours."
Dias and Ivy reportedly split after a holiday to Greece in the summer of 2021.
According to magazine Flash! - Dias' desired a "more discreet" life which clashed with his Ivy's "exuberance".
Maya Jama with her boyfriend Ruben Dias who plays for Manchester City
The centre-back kept his relationship with Maya a secret for months after initially meeting at the European Music Awards last year.
But they have since gone public, recently looking loved up during a romantic lunch date in London.
The couple were spotted at the The Summerhouse, which is a fancy seafood restaurant in London.
It sits alongside the Grand Union Canal in Little Venice and is the perfect spot for an al fresco lunch.
In April, they were seen out for the first time at a Ballers League game - headed up by KSI - in which Maya manages a team.
Earlier in the month, Maya watched Dias play at Wembley as City beat Nottingham Forest 2-0 in the FA cup semi-finals.
During the international break in March, Maya flew to Lisbon when Dias played for Portgual.
The Love Island host was pictured in the stands at the José Alvalade Stadium when Portugal's beat Denmark 5-2.
She was seen with a pal and glasses of wine in a VIP hospitality box - reserved usually for friends and family of players.
Maya also posted a picture of the two celebrating together at their romantic fireside retreat at 3:30am the following morning.
The snap is said to have been taken at the Dias' home in the Cascais region of Portugal - with a swimming pool glimpsed in the picture.
Maya was gifted a bouquet of roses her return to the UK from Cape Town in February following the conclusion of the 2025 Love Island All Star season.
The pair were then spotted wearing matching £5,000 Cartier 'LOVE' bracelets.
Maya wore the pricey gift in the Instagram post before Dias was spotted wearing the same item as he arrived for training in February.
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