After fourteen years at Real Madrid, Karim Benzema decided in the summer of 2023 to join Saudi Arabia, where he signed up with the Al-Ittihad club until June 2026. If a return to Europe is not t is currently not news for the 36-year-old French striker, Pierre Sage would not say no to Nueve joining OL this winter.
Passing through the After Foot show on RMC on Tuesday evening, the Olympique Lyonnais coach was invited by Daniel Riolo to reveal his dream recruit for the upcoming winter transfer window if he had an unlimited budget. And obviously, a return of the 2022 Ballon d’Or at home, in Lyon, would not displease him.
Pierre Sage: “A player from outside Europe would be Karim Benzema”
“If I have to recruit a player in Europe, it would be Kevin De Bruyne, and if it is a player from outside Europe, it would be Karim Benzema but for other reasons “, replied Pierre Sage, before explaining the reasons which would push him to recruit the Manchester City playing master.
“ For me, De Bruyne is a player who represents what collective play is and who always does what the game requires, underlined the Rhone coach. When we watch a match where he plays, we have the impression that he sees things even faster than us, and even before us. » It remains to be seen what in “KDB” and “KB9”…
