Karim Benzema, the new twist

Not everything is necessarily forgotten, but everything is erased. After several weeks of conflict with his leaders or his coach, Marcelo Gallardo, Karim Benzema found his Al-Ittihad teammates and trained normally this Monday. Enough to clarify the situation of the French attacker.

The last time that the former Lyonnais appeared with the Al-Ittihad group dates back to December 26 during the last championship match before the break, against Al-Nassr of Cristiano Ronaldo and Sadio Mané. A meeting concluded with a 5-2 defeat which ignited the powder. In the process, Karim Benzema deleted his accounts on social networks and disappeared from the radar screens.

Too tight to play on Wednesday

Expected to resume at the beginning of January, KB9 reappeared in Djeedah 17 days late, his entourage justifying this delay by the cyclone which had hit Mauritius where he had gone to recharge his batteries with his family. A false explanation since the airports were still open when the Lyon native should have flown to Saudi Arabia.

In reaction, Marcelo Gallardo did not select KB9 for the resumption training in the United Arab Emirates, the Frenchman being left to train, alone, in Djeedah. And while the winter transfer window was in full swing, his transfer was talked about with insistence, whether to the Premier League or, above all, to another club in the Saudi championship. Despite his return with the rest of the group, Karim Benzema should nevertheless be too tight to take part in the meeting scheduled for this Wednesday against Al-Ta’ee.