“Our story comes to an end. » It was with his simple words that Karim Benzema announced the end of his international career in the wake of the 2022 World Cup. I made the efforts and the mistakes it took to be where I am today and I’m proud of it! I wrote my story and ours ends,” he wrote on Instagramstill bruised from having missed the World Cup following a thigh injury.
This announcement put an end to a career that began fifteen years earlier and was marked by the Mathieu Valbuena sex tape affair, which had earned him a sideline for almost eight years. The former Madrilenian nevertheless played 97 matches with the Blues and scored 37 goals.
But according to the first interested party, his story with the Blues is perhaps not yet over. If a return to the French team is unthinkable as long as Didier Deschamps is in charge, his scheduled departure at the end of the World Cup changes the situation.
“You never know”
And all the more so since the former Marseillais should be replaced by Zinedine Zidane. A prospect which does not leave the Lyonnais indifferent. “If I continue to perform and stay in shape, you never know,” he confided during an Instagram live with Rohff, adding: “If there’s a place.” In any case I do everything to keep in shape. »
Karim Benzema and Zinedine Zidane have been very close since their shared adventures at Real Madrid, notably punctuated by an incredible hat-trick in the Champions League (2016, 2017, 2018).
