Is there a thick air between real star Karim Benzema (35) and ex-teammate Cristiano Ronaldo (37)?
Background: Before the final of the Spanish Supercup between Real and Barça (1: 3), Ronaldo attended the “Royal” training session in Saudi Arabia. CR7, who is now under contract with Al-Nassr FC, posed with some of his former team-mates.
But not with Benzema!
There was speculation about a rift between the two superstars. The Frenchman clearly denied this at a press conference: “We don’t need a photo together to say we’re friends. Photos are for Instagram and Twitter. This is a different world. I do not need that.”
And further: “We had training and he was there. But I didn’t have time to say hello because then he also had training. I did not see him.”
However, he wants to do it again. He wishes Ronaldo to “keep scoring goals” and “making the difference” for his new club.
At Real, Benzema and Ronaldo have enjoyed some success together, including four Champions League wins and two league titles.
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Ronaldo said goodbye to Real in 2018 and held positions at Juventus Turin and Manchester United. Now the Portuguese have ended up in Al-Nassr. There he should collect 200 million euros per season.
Benzema’s contract in Madrid, on the other hand, expires at the end of the season. So far, an extension was considered more of a formality. But now the French international is hinting at a possible farewell: “I enjoy every training session. I don’t know how much longer I’ll be here, but I’m enjoying every day in Madrid.”
The real star will have less enjoyed the bankruptcy in the Supercup final on Sunday evening in the King Fahd Stadium. The “Royal” lost to the Catalans – also because of a well-laid-up Robert Lewandowski (34) – 1: 3.
