“Real Madrid opens the door for the player’s departure!” .. Karim Benzema asks Al-Ittihad to sign a contract with his former colleague

Since the last summer Mercato “2024”… It is said that most of the Saudi club Al-Ittihad’s deals are “foreign”. It came at the request of the great French star Karim Benzema, the first team football striker.

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Benzema joined Al-Ittihad in the summer of 2023, coming from the Spanish giant Real Madrid, but he did not perform at the level expected of him in his first season. The player complained about the poor performance of his teammates.

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After the player’s complaint, the Al-Ittihad team signed several foreign names, led by Frenchman Moussa Diaby and Algerian Houssem Aouar, along with former Roosters coach Laurent Blanc. Amid reports that they were chosen by Benzema himself.

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With the winter transfer window approaching (January 2025), The name of the 36-year-old French striker is once again linked to some prospective deals, to strengthen the ranks of the first football team at Al-Ittihad Club.

According to sports journalist Eduardo Enda, Karim Benzema asked the federal administration to sign French star Ferland Mendy, the left-back of the first team at Real Madrid.

Enda announced through his official account on the “X” platform, this evening, Tuesday, that the management of the Spanish giant has opened the door for Mendy, who is 29 years old, to leave the ranks of the first team, during the coming period.

The Madrid administration plans to revolutionize the defensive line of the first football team, especially the left-back position. By “dispensing” with Mendy and Spaniard Fran Garcia, and contracting with Canadian Alfonso Davis, from German club Bayern Munich.

The French left-back joined Real Madrid in the summer of 2019, coming from local team Olympique Lyonnais. He teamed up with Benzema for 4 years, before the latter moved to Al-Ittihad Club.

It is worth noting that Ferland Mendy, who has a contract with Real Madrid until June 30, 2025; He played 184 official matches for the Spanish capital team, in various local and foreign competitions. Scoring 6 goals and assisting 10 others.