He Saudi dream has been short-lived for Karim Benzema. The Frenchman seeks to get out of the golden prison in which he finds himself trapped. He no longer wants to play for Al-Ittihad or any other Saudi team. He is desperate to return to Europe.
The reasons he presents to the owners of the Arab club to get them to open the door are personal. He can’t handle the pressure.
The former Real Madrid player, 36, is at the center of criticism for its poor performance in his new club. He was on vacation for more than three weeks, a period in which he deactivated his Instagram account – followed by 76 million people – and returned to Jeddah last Thursday 17 days late.
The next day, it took place a “heated” meeting about the future of the 2022 Ballon d’Or, between the club’s board of directors, coach Marcelo Gallardo and Benzema, this source said.
Since his return, the striker trains “alone” and has not traveled with his teammates to Dubai for a training camp for “disciplinary reasons.”
This season Benzema he has scored nine goals and he has given five decisive passes, far from his former teammate Cristiano Ronaldo, with 20 goals and 9 assists with Al-Nassr.
Al-Ittihad, seventh in the Saudi Pro League after three consecutive defeats, is the team that has conceded more goals in the championship and that has scored the least of the four teams that are in the hands of the Public Investment Fund (FIP).
Benzema, who has received offers from Manchester United y Arsenalnext to Lyon Olympicwill have a difficult time leaving his current club, since his departure would be like a failure of the pharaonic project that the Saudi authorities have in their hands.
2024-01-24 10:41:56
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