Back in training on Monday, Karim Benzema was expected to play again with Al-Ittihad this Wednesday. It won’t happen.
This time, we may have reached the point of no return for Karim Benzema in Saudi Arabia. Absent from the field since December 26, the French striker could make his return this Wednesday in the Saudi Pro League against Al-Taee. Back in training on Monday, the person concerned quickly distinguished himself. In the bad sense of the word.
The Spanish daily Marca revealed today that the 2022 Ballon d’Or clashed with his coach Marcelo Gallardo, who asked him after a few minutes to leave the collective session to continue his work alone. An instruction that was poorly received by the former Merengue, who then stood up to his coach, before leaving the pitch for good.
Left out of the group
“ During Monday’s session, the Argentine coach, firm in his conviction not to grant privileges and in search of fairness within the locker room, ordered the former Real Madrid player to train alone after a first part of work with the group. But Karim Benzema refused, got angry… and quickly left the session “, we can read in the sports publication mentioned.
Already in the crosshairs of his leaders, the OL-trained striker has apparently worsened his situation; now excluded from the professional group until further notice and forced to train indoors with the injured players. Not summoned for the poster between Al-Ittihad and Al-Taee, Karim Benzema finds himself more than ever in an impasse in Jeddah.
