Karim Benzema will not win a 26th trophy with Real Madrid, which would have allowed him to unclamp his former teammate Marcelo and become, alone, the most successful player in the White House. The outgoing Ballon d’Or will leave the Spanish institution, where he has been playing since 2009, announced his club this Sunday.
After OL and Real, French is preparing to discover the third club of his career at 35, which could be Al-Ittihad, the recent champions of Saudi Arabia.
Since last week, the Spanish press has been echoing the staggering offer from one of the flagship clubs of Riyadh, rival of Al-Nassr, where Cristiano Ronaldo, the former friend of KB9 at the Real. And a monumental contract for the former striker of the Blues: a salary of 200 million over two years, which would be accompanied by a place as ambassador of the Saudi candidacy for the 2030 World Cup.
Evasive answers Thursday evening during a ceremony
Thursday evening, Benzema was evasive during the ceremony organized by the Spanish daily brand in tribute to his career. First of all when responding to a little girl, who asked him if he was going to stay at Real Madrid: “At the moment I’m here, I’m training, I’m enjoying every day and Saturday [dimanche en fait] there is a game, ”he replied with a smile. Relaunched a few minutes later, the smile was gone. “Why am I going to talk about my future if I’m here? Those who speak, it is on the Internet and the reality, it is not the Internet”, had eluded KB9.
However, the Meringue supporters had already begun to digest the information, according to Cadena Ser. Even before it was made official, they were preparing to commemorate their captain’s last match at Real, this Sunday at the Santiago-Bernabéu against Athletic Bilbao, on the last day of La Liga.
Real will now have to replace the fourth top scorer in the history of La Liga and the Champions League. As for Saudi Arabia, the kingdom confirms that it intends to compile the stars of the years 2000 and 2010 thanks to its financial power. Next step, the signing of Lionel Messi, who played his last match with PSG on Saturday against Clermont?