It’s not just Real Madrid who were shocked by Karim Benzema’s departure to Saudi Arabia. PSG suffers the consequences, since Kylian Mbappé immediately reacted to this transfer by launching the big maneuvers.
There is a transfer that no journalist, informant, insider or specialized account saw coming this summer. It was that of Karim Benzema who decided to join Al-Ittihad when an extension was reaching out to him at Real Madrid. Despite having a more complicated season, KB9 was still considered a living legend and a player to be extended due to his Ballon d’Or 2022 and his Champions League victory in the same year. But nothing happened, and the former Lyonnais took to their heels to sign a solid gold contract with the new El Dorado of football, Saudi Arabia.
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A decision that therefore surprised everyone, including Real Madrid, which lacks a top striker of international status, which is extremely rare at the Casa Blanca. But it also surprised Kylian Mbappé, who according to Marca was convinced that Karim Benzema was going to continue the adventure in the Spanish capital. This is also why he intended to continue quietly with Paris SG without necessarily setting fire. But according to the Spanish newspaper, the departure of KB9 freed up an opportunity that Mbappé did not intend to pass up, and that explains his sudden letter to PSG which started it all.
Mbappé surprised PSG
The final will is to force PSG to sell him this summer to arrive as the savior of the Real Madrid attack. The scenario is taking shape in any case, since without an extension signed during this month of July, Nasser Al-Khelaïfi has planned to put his player on sale, whom he especially does not want to see go free at the end of next season. This change in Mbappé’s behavior in any case surprised the Parisian leaders, for whom there was nothing to worry about during this off-season, and with whom discussions for an extension or an additional activation of the season were on the right track. . Everything therefore suddenly collapsed due to Saudi Arabia’s gold offer for Karim Benzema and the ricochet effect is causing huge waves within the Parisian club this summer.
