Despite six complicated months in Saudi Arabia, where he went into exile last summer, Karim Benzema remains popular on the transfer market. A new club is thus interested in him.
Manchester United, PSG, Los Angeles FC, Lyon: for several days, Karim Benzema has been at the center of all the rumors, sometimes the craziest. It must be said that his situation at Al-Ittihad is challenging. After deleting his Instagram account and skipping the resumption of training, the French striker was removed from the group by his coach, Marcelo Gallardo. Six months after his arrival at Jeddah, would divorce from his club be inevitable?
This is still far from being certain because the Saudi leaders do not actually intend to part with their star, despite the criticism that falls on him due to his performance deemed insufficient by the supporters . Especially since his absence would be justified. Slightly injured in the foot, “KB9” would have taken a few days of rest in Mauritius and is currently stuck there due to Cyclone Belal.
Another English big name wants Benzema
This does not prevent some of the biggest clubs from monitoring his situation closely. Thus a new suitor would have positioned himself on the former Real Madrid scorer. According to The Telegraph, the Red Devils would not be the only ones interested in the Premier League since Chelsea would also be thinking of him. Faced with the physical problems of Christopher Nkunku and the departure of Nicolas Jackson for the CAN, the Blues want to strengthen offensively.
Mauricio Pochetino knows the value of the former French international but, aware that such a transfer would be complicated to complete, he would also have a second player in mind: Roberto Firmino. Having passed through Liverpool, the Brazilian striker is also going through a complicated period in Saudi Arabia, he at Al-Ahli, and would like to return to Europe. London leaders could try to attract one of these two No. 9s on loan, indicates the British media.
