Before he himself indicated that it was over, Karim Benzema’s story with the France team was not a long, quiet river. The fault of the Matthieu Valbuena sex tape affair in which the former Real Madrid player was convicted. Recalled to the Blues by Didier Deschamps in May 2021, five and a half years after his last selection, “KB9” did not stay there for long since after his withdrawal at the dawn of the 2022 World Cup, he announced that he was closing this chapter. With obviously things to reproach the coach… which he could find in his club Al-Ittihad.
Since the episode of the sneaky departure of the 2022 Ballon d’Or, injured just before the start of the Qatari World Cup, contact has been broken with Didier Deschamps. As a result, the revelation made by The Team of Al-Ittihad’s desire to recruit Didier Deschamps next July, has rekindled the curiosity of observers. How would cohabitation go between the two men?
On the set of the media’s television channel, Loïc Tanzi added some details concerning the possible reformation of the duo. With an important point: Karim Benzema’s contract ends in June 2026. “There are already discussions for Benzema to extend with Al-Ittihad. » The player would therefore have the cards in hand to decide on a possible work with Didier Deschamps, if the latter really wants to go to Saudi Arabia.
The intermediaries at work behind Deschamps and Benzema
As for the state of relations between the two men, they are still zero today. But according to the journalist, there is activity around them behind the scenes. “I think it’s possible and both can meet again at Al-Ittihad next season. (…) Since then, they have not spoken again, but I understand that there are intermediaries who are trying to ensure that they speak to each other in the meantime. »
We therefore have to wait for several things to happen in this matter which is still far from being completed. Didier Deschamps may also want to take a sabbatical year before embarking on a new challenge. Response after the 2026 World Cup.
