Karim Benzema He is more than a player in Al-Ittihad. The French striker made several statements to Canal + in which he clarified that his duties at the Saudi club go beyond wearing his boots. “I have done everything to strengthen the team,” he said, referring to something that a sports director would normally do.
During the interview he spoke about the ambitions of Saudi football: “In Europe, Saudi football is not where it should be. There are many projects in the future. We must continue to develop football here every year,” he said .
After last year’s controversies about his level since his arrival at Al-Ittihad, the former Real Madrid player wants to reassure: “I have experienced the pressure since I was 8 years old, now it has increased it became an ambition.” “I don’t like to talk about last year, there were a lot of problems. The most important thing is to look ahead.”
Source: La Verdad
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