Al Ittihad fans went crazy for Benzema, who even had his ‘double’ in the stands

Al Jawhara Stadiumin Jeddah (Saudi Arabia), showed an amazing crowd this Thursday, with around 60,000 fans in its stands, full of passion and color, to welcome Karim Benzema, became his new idol. The former forward of real Madrid stated in his presentation as a new player of Al Ittihad that he signed for the Saudi league team with “a lot of ambition” and hopes to “win a lot of titles” after winning “a lot of things in Europe”.

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Benzema He was received like a sheikh, cheered and praised by thousands of loyal Al Ittihad supporters, although he was also applauded by the surprising ‘double’ of the French striker present in the stands and, wearing the gold of the Saudi club- and-black shirt and wearing sunglasses, he greeted the audience with his bandaged right hand and a bushy beard, just like he wore. Karim.

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The Frenchman was welcomed at the Al Jawhara Stadium by the children on a catwalk that led him to the center of the stadium wearing the number 9 shirt. “Here is Benzema, Benzema is a tiger and Benzema is from Ittihad”, are the slogans that came out of the performance, full of lights, fire and pyrotechnics.

“Salam Aleykum (peace be upon him)”, Benzema said in the stadium presentation, including some strange Arabic words in his answers, which he gave in English.

Al Ittihad is “a good team, they want the championship. God willing, we will put the team at the highest level, God willing,” he said while holding the microphone, before opening a black box with a golden ball

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Benzema signed the balls and distributed them to the stands of the stadium, as well as the occasional kid’s shirt that was there as I walked the field. He also held the phones of some of the fans, and filmed himself in the stands and cheering in the background.

Earlier, Benzema recalled in his media presentation that “I won a lot of things in Europe. I signed here with great ambition and want to contribute my experiencehoping to win many titles and wanting to play to lift the club, even if it is already very high”.

This week the signing of Benzema was announced after 14 years at real Madrid, where he reaped a large number of victories. He indicated that he chose to be a part of this club because it has “a lot of value” and because “the nature of the fans”where he praised his passion.

“The fans and the people of Saudi Arabia are very warm. I played with it and I like that heat. I saw this madness yesterday and I was moved, I hope to give them all the warmth on earth,” he said in reference to his arrival in Jeddah, the city on the coast of the Red Sea that will be his home until 2026. .

When asked about his family and how they accepted the move to the Arab kingdom, Benzema replied with a smile that they were “very happy” and did not hesitate to travel to Saudi Arabia, as the country has “open arms”

The Frenchman thus joined other soccer stars, such as Cristiano Ronaldowhich the Saudi league is acquiring for millions of euros in its new campaign to promote the country.