No question of talking to him about retirement. In an interview with Marca and published this Friday by the Madrid daily, Karim Benzema denied any desire to retire at the end of the season. A hypothesis raised by several Spanish media in recent weeks.
“Retire at the end of the season? No, no, assured the former Real Madrid and Olympique Lyonnais scorer. These are the words of I don’t know who. It’s nonsense. 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. »
He does not rule out a possible return to Madrid
While a return to Real Madrid as an ambassador was also mentioned by the Iberian press, the 2022 Golden Ball was not denied. “A return to Real Madrid in the future? Yes, of course, why not. For now, I am in Jeddah and I am doing very well. »
-After a very complicated first season in Saudi Arabia, marked in particular by an open conflict with his coach Marcelo Gallardo, everything is going better for Karim Benzema. Now coached by Laurent Blanc, the striker has already scored 10 goals in the league and Al-Ittihad is at the top of the table.
Real, for its part, is playing the final of the Spanish Super Cup against Barça, this Sunday evening in Saudi Arabia (8 p.m.), a match which will be followed live with commentary on the leparisien.fr website. This allowed Karim Benzema to come and greet his former teammates this week.
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