Karim Benzema makes a big announcement about his future!

After 14 years of good and loyal service at Real Madrid where he left his mark on the history of one of the greatest institutions in the history of football, Karim Benzema made the decision to join Saudi Arabia in the summer of 2023. A choice which was both criticized and understood by football observers who could only note the exodus of several stars to the Gulf during that same summer. But as often in his career, Nueve did not seek to achieve unanimity, but simply followed his instinct which led him to such a great career in the past. With Al-Ittihad, the Lyonnais will have been criticized for his first season.

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Deemed less involved and prey to doubt after several clashes with Nuno Espirito Santo and Marcelo Gallardo, who will not have fared well in Jeddah, the People’s Ballon d’Or has returned to the warm-up blue this season. Listened to by his leaders in building the squad, the five-time Ballon d’Or winner brought Laurent Blanc back to his team’s bench and strengthened his squad with the arrivals of Predrag Rajkovic, Houssem Aouar, Steven Bergwijn and Moussa Diaby. Strong reinforcements which allowed KB9 to relaunch sportingly and put Al-Ittihad back at the top of the rankings in Saudi Arabia. Proud of this sporting recovery, the former favorite of Gerland took a quick visit to his former Real Madrid teammates after his Al-Ittihad’s victory against Al-Hilal in the Kings Cup.

Karim Benzema is not thinking about retirement!

Finding familiar faces, Karim Benzema was also able to speak with Kylian Mbappé, his former teammate in the French team who had a turbulent start in Madrid. Obviously, this courtesy visit did not escape the Spanish journalists who hastened to obtain a few words from the Madrid legend. Better, Mark published this Friday evening an interview with the 37-year-old striker. The opportunity for Nueve to look back on its future which is causing a lot of talk as the Iberian media recently affirmed that the player trained at OL was considering hanging up his boots at the end of the season.

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Information that Karim Benzema shattered into a thousand pieces this Friday: “the team is doing well, my teammates are doing well, the supporters are having fun, the club is happy… Everything is perfect. We are on track to achieve important things this season. There is still a long way to go. On the pitch, I give everything for the team and the fans and I hope they are satisfied with what I do. I want to continue to win. My goal is to win a title with Al Ittihad. It’s complicated because the level has increased a lot and the teams are strong, much better than before. We will work hard and continue as we have done so far, because we haven’t won anything yet. Retirement? No, no. These are the words of I don’t know who. It’s absurd. I have no limit to tell myself that in two, three or four years, I will stop playing football. I feel good, thank God. My body is fine. I prepare well and we will see how I feel each year.» This is what is said.