Karim Benzema arrived this Wednesday in the Saudi coastal city of jeddah to begin his phase at the club Al Ittihadwith whom he signed a multi-million dollar contract for next three seasons after saying goodbye to Real Madrid. He golden ball arrived at King Abdulaziz International Airportbefore its official presentation this Thursday, and was honored with various typical activities of the Saudi nation.
“Legendary soccer player Karim Benzema has arrived in Jeddah and is ready to roar with the tigers!” Al Ittihad to your official account Twitter in a publication accompanied by photos of the Algerian Frenchman’s first steps in what will be his new home until 2026
The team, based in Jeddah, published two more tweets praising the former Real Madrid captain with phrases such as: “With your eyes on the goals, nothing can stop you from achieving greatness.”
This Thursday will be performance of Benzema within King Abdullah Sports City Stadium, at 7:45 pm (Spanish time), with a capacity for 62,000 spectators and which will be completely sold out, the club announced with a picture of the player wearing the team’s yellow and black striped kit.
The Frenchman thus joins other football stars, such as the former merengue Cristiano Ronaldowhich the Saudi league is taking by pulling out the checkbook in its new campaign to promote the country.
This week the Saudi state television Al Ijbariya indicated that the Benzema It is about a “record” contract, without giving further details, although it emerged that the Frenchman will earn around 100 million euros for each of the three seasons he signed with the Saudi team.
Source: La Verdad
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