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Having been sidelined for two months, Karim Benzema will be able to start a new chapter in Saudi Arabia.
He has not played since December 26 and a championship match lost against Al-Nassr, the club of his friend Cristiano Ronaldo. Officially injured but truly estranged with his coach Marcelo Gallardo, and sharply criticized by Saudi laziness and public opinion, Karim Benzema is perhaps preparing to take his revenge.
Al-Ittihad confirms that the French striker is in the group selected to face Al-Riyadh in the Saudi Pro League this Sunday. With strong marketing communications, particularly on social networks. Sidelined again this week for the Asian Champions League match against the Uzbeks Navbahor Namangan, KB9 will be able to speak again.
Reconciled with Gallardo?
According to Marca, the abscess would have been burst these days between the 2022 Ballon d’Or and his Argentinian coach, who was able to criticize the former Merengue for his lack of investment since he succeeded Nuno Espirito Santo on the bench of the Jeddah club last November. Last Wednesday, Marcelo Gallardo justified the absence of his star scorer with a decision “ purely technical “.
“ He is currently training alone, after joining the team a few days ago. When he is physically and technically ready, he will undoubtedly join the group, most likely next week », had then whispered the one who made his reputation as a technician on the side of River Plate. Karim Benzema is therefore returning to school a little earlier than expected. This season, in the Saudi elite, the person concerned has scored nine goals and provided five assists in 15 appearances.
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