Last week was Jordan Henderson the one who couldn’t stand it anymore and left Saudi Arabia and now he seems to want to follow the steps Karim Benzemawhich ‘disappears’ from Al-Ittihad in a few weeks.
According to AFP, the 2022 Ballon d’Or, who arrived last summer as Saudi football’s biggest signing, has requested a Al-Ittihad who let him leave the team temporarily after becoming uncomfortable. However, the club’s response was less appealing to Benzema, who was given permission to go on loan to another team in Saudi Pro Leaguea decision rejected by the Frenchman, who will ensure that he does not give his best version to Al-Ittihad because of the pressure to which it is subjected.
Benzema, who has a contract until 2026, He wants to return to Europe and has been seriously linked with his two former teams. He Olympique Lyonnaiswhere at the time he said he wanted to hang up his boots, and at real Madrid, a team where he left last season and where he conquered everyone as one of the great figures. There was more talk Chelsea and Arsenalbut as they explained in Saudi Arabia, at the financial level the operation will be very complicated, because they will not let Karim leave for free.
For now, Marcelo Gallardocoach of Al-Ittihadhave refused to reintegrate the Frenchman into the group, who arrived late to the training camp in Dubai due to his trip to the Mauritius Islands, which is why he is currently training alone while his team-mates preseason at United Arab Emirates.
Benzema, who has scored 12 goals in the 20 games he has played, was the pick of the fans after Al-Ittihad gave a bad image at the Club World Cup and fell flat against Cristiano Ronaldo’s Al-Nassr.
Source: La Verdad
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