While Karim Benzema asked to leave Saudi Arabia, OL studied the possibility of bringing their prodigy back home, as indicated by The Athletic. But the decision has been made: the 2022 Ballon d’Or will not leave Al-Ittihad.
Unwelcome in the Al-Ittihad team and above all held responsible by the supporters for the poor season of the reigning Saudi Arabian champion, Karim Benzema recently asked to leave, six months after his arrival in the Persian Gulf, as a person close to the club told AFP. OL supporters have been dreaming of a return of the prodigy for years, but John Textor’s club has really thought about bringing back the 2022 Ballon d’Or in recent days!
Tuesday evening, the journalist from The Athletic David Ornstein (often well informed) thus affirms that the 36-year-old striker will ultimately not leave Al-Ittihad during this transfer period, while “ Lyon explored a possible deal “. After the disappearance of the former Real Madrid captain before the New Year (he even deactivated his Instagram), two Premier League clubs would have considered his arrival, Manchester United and Chelsea, but Al-Ittihad refused a transfer to Benzema , only offering him a loan to another Saudi club…
Arriving in Saudi Arabia last July, “KB9” started his adventure with Al-Ittihad perfectly by scoring three goals during the Arab Champion Clubs Cup. Then he was decisive 14 times in 15 Saudi Pro League matches (9 goals and 5 assists), without however managing to save his team from a poor first part of the season, Nuno EspĂrito Santo being replaced by Marcelo Gallardo at the month of November.
