Did Karim Benzema really consider returning to play for Olympique Lyonnais this season? According to a revelation made this Saturday by L’Équipe, the answer is yes. The media explained what the thinking of the former Real Madrid player, currently free from any commitment, had been since the end of his adventure with Al-Hilal. But he also told what had prevented such an event from happening.
Everything would have happened a few weeks ago. While he was still under contract with his Saudi club, Karim Benzema considered this famous return which regularly makes Les Gones supporters fantasize. While Lyon recruiters were seriously thinking about repatriating their former nugget who had become Ballon d’Or 2022, the latter was also thinking about it.
Better still, as a sign of gratitude to his training club, Karim Benzema would even have been ready to play there without being paid. But then, since the player was free before the end of the summer transfer window, why didn’t he come? According to the media, it is his role as ambassador of the Saudi Pro League, which he must maintain by contract until 2030, which is blocking him. Karim Benzema
“wants to honor” this famous commitment, added the specialized site.
Karim Benzema linked to Saudi Pro League
Such a desire immediately blocked any signing with a club from another country. Perhaps because it is particularly profitable, Karim Benzema will therefore stick to this contract as ambassador of the Saudi championship.
For a return to Olympique Lyonnais, we will still have to wait. Having left in 2009 for Real Madrid with whom he notably won five Champions Leagues and four Spanish championships, Karim Benzema must now find a new team. And it won’t be OL.
