Benzema, the confidence that leaves no room for doubt

Less than a year after choosing to leave Real Madrid to sign a golden contract with the Saudi club Al-Ittihad, Karim Benzema would already like to leave.

On one side the financial aspect and on the other, the sporting aspect. Between the two, Karim Benzema made a choice. Last summer, when he had the possibility of continuing the adventure at the highest level with Real Madrid, the French striker opted for the hundreds of millions of euros that Al-Ittihad offered him. But after less than a year spent in Saudi Arabia, the 2022 Ballon d’Or is disillusioned. He would like to leave his Saudi club.

It is Relevo who said this on Monday. The Spanish media explained that Karim Benzema would be particularly disappointed by the level of the Saudi Pro League, but also of his own club. Only fifth in the championship with two days remaining, Al-Ittihad has had a complicated and disappointing season to say the least. Completely lost in the race for the title, finally won by Al-Hilal (who has thirty-nine more points), Al-Ittihad also saw one coach succeed one another. Last to arrive, Marcelo Gallardo will also leave, and according to Goal Arabiahis management of “KB9” would not have had nothing to do with it.

Regrets ?

Waiting for, Relevo indicated that Karim Benzema had clearly told his Madrid friends that he was” frustrated » where he was, also speaking “ disappointing experience “. The player would also have highlighted a “ lack of professionalism in certain areas that he considers crucial for the proper exercise of his profession “. Finally, the relationship with the fans would not be the easiest to manage. And the media continues by quoting people close to the player who confided to it that Karim Benzema would like to leave Al-Ittihad, even if it means staying in the Saudi Pro League, but in another club.

Still following the results of a Real Madrid crowned in La Liga and finalist of the Champions League (June 1 against Borussia Dortmund), the former OL would have some regrets for not having pushed the Madrid adventure a little further away. One thing seems certain, however, as great as “KB9″‘s regrets are at being where he is, the Saudi fund will never let him leave the championship after only one year, he who is engaged until 2026 for a contract of two hundred million euros and who only took part in twenty-nine matches this season (for twenty-three goals scored, all the same). Unless another major world star, in this case Mohamed Salah, arrives in the championship.