expected in Saudi Arabia, Benzema finally… left to stay at Real

«Reality is not what is said on the internet“, released Karim Benzema, earlier this Thursday, during a gala organized by the Madrid daily Brand . A little phrase in the form of a pirouette, just to push back the announcement of his departure, which then seemed very likely? “Why should I talk about the future? I have a game on Saturday, training on Friday, so at the moment I’m in Madrid“, had further indicated the tricolor international (97 caps, 37 goals) of 35 years, ardently courted by Saudi Arabia when he is at the end of the contract at Real Madrid, where he has been playing since 2009. Finally, this n Maybe it wasn’t just a pirouette. Quite the reverse.

According to information from… Brand , Benzema would in fact have left to stay one more year under the colors of Casa Blanca. “Stays“, Can we read on the front page of the Spanish site, according to the established formula. If he is “grateful“of the attention paid to him in Riyadh, the former Lyonnais”wants to leave Madrid through the front door“, we assure. The 2022 Ballon d’Or feels strong enough to shine in Madrid colors in 2023-24. Especially since “the (Saudi) offer will still be on the tablenext year, as our Spanish colleagues imagine. The most successful player in the history of Real (25, tied with Marcelo) and second top scorer (353), Karim Benzema was the subject of a pharaonic offer to join the championship of Cristiano Ronaldo. We were talking about 100 M€ net per year.