According to Foot Mercato, Karim Benzema refused to take a full physical test before the start of the World Cup, which would have caused doubts among the staff of the Blues.
It’s a soap opera that promises to be quite long. Karim Benzema (97 caps, 37 goals) announced his international retirement on Monday. A decision that comes in a rather special climate, he who could not participate in the last World Cup with the Blues, because of a quadriceps injury in his right leg. Since then, rumors have been swirling. Was Benzema a weight for the group? Was the injury so serious?
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Be that as it may, the questions arise, and remain for the time being, unanswered. As a reminder, Benzema had joined the group of the France team being injured (just like Raphaël Varane). Hit in the quadriceps of the right leg, the Real Madrid striker then injured the quadriceps of the other leg, three days before the first match against Australia.
According to website information Foot Market , Karim Benzema would have refused to carry out complete physical tests between these two injuries, which would have questioned the medical staff of the Blues. This is how the staff would have asked the player to return to Madrid for permanent treatment.
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