Only six months after his arrival in Saudi Arabia, Karim Benzema could already be packing his bags. The French striker is in the sights of his training club: Olympique Lyonnais.
Between 2005 and 2009, Karim Benzema enjoyed the glory days of Olympique Lyonnais, his training club. In 148 matches with the Rhone club, the striker had scored 66 goals, in all competitions, before leaving for Real Madrid to explode his career at the highest level.
Nearly fourteen years later, OL leaders would consider bringing the French international back “home”. According to RMC Sport, they “are counting in particular on the good relations between Eagle, the group which owns the Rhone club, and Saudi Arabia to achieve this. But the file is very complex.” Arriving late for the resumption of Al-Ittihad training, due to cyclone Belal, “KB9” seriously annoyed its leaders. According to Fabrizio Romano, several meetings are planned in Saudi Arabia to discuss the Frenchman’s future.
❗️Lyon would like to bring back Karim Benzema 🇫🇷 🔴🔵
🔹In those around the club we explain that the operation is very complicated
➡️Financially OL cannot match the salary of the 2022 Golden Ball at Al-Ittihad pic.twitter.com/swn5hZ3GRD
— Fabrice Hawkins (@FabriceHawkins) January 22, 2024
“Benzema, it’s complicated. I think his case is different from the others, judged Samir Nasri on Canal+, in Canal Football Club. The year before, he won the Ballon d’Or. For them, by signing it, they expect mountains and wonders from him. The year before, without him, they were champions. They are doing XXL recruitment this year and they are only fifth. And the first culprit is the team’s star player. The reference is Cristiano Ronaldo and they hoped he would do as well. He took this kind of criticism badly. »
