Lyon supporters dream of it… Free to sign up with the club of his choice after terminating his contract with the Saudi club Al-Hilal, Karim Benzema was the subject of several rumors during this summer transfer window. One of them mentioned a potential return to OL, where he was trained and made his professional debut.
Indeed, there have been contacts between the Rhone leaders and the entourage of the 2022 Ballon d’Or. This was confirmed by Matthieu Louis-Jean this Monday at a press conference.
Benzema-OL, “there was contact this summer”
“There was contact this summer, with an intermediary, but it didn’t go further than that, launched the sporting director of Les Gones. It was unsatisfactory in relation to his contractual situation. We did not try to go further, because we knew the difficulties. We also had our transfer window to prepare and we were working in particular on the arrival of Loïs (Openda). »
“I don’t know if he left his contract, particularly with the Saudi Federation. But it didn’t go further than this contact. And no, I didn’t speak directly with him.”assured Louis-Jean, who refers in particular to the contract of the 38-year-old French striker linking him to the Saudi Pro League, where he remains one of the ambassadors of the championship until 2030. An element which necessarily complicated a potential return of the “Nueve” to Lyon.
