Benzema, divorce confirmed

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Karim Benzema did not show up for the resumption of Al-Ittihad training, the Spanish press reported this Saturday.

This time, the divorce seems well and truly complete between Karim Benzema and Al-Ittihad. The Spanish sports daily Marca reported this Saturday the absence of the French striker when the Jeddah club resumed training this Friday – and this without any prior authorization.

Already absent from his team’s last three sessions before the winter break – to heal an injury according to those around him – KB9 left Saudi Arabia and has not yet returned, assures the Iberian media, which adds that the person concerned He is thus alienated from his coach Marcelo Gallardo.

Excluded from the recovery course

The Argentine technician would have decided to purely and simply exclude the 2022 Ballon d’Or from the preparation course for the resumption scheduled for Sunday in Dubai. More than ever, Karim Benzema finds himself in an impasse at the twilight of his career. At the end of December, the former Merengue, exasperated by the criticism, suspended his Instagram account. A gesture that already spoke volumes.

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