“Why do I have to talk about the future? I’m at Real Madrid. The reality is another, not what is said on the internet,” declared Karim Benzema when asked if he would continue next season at the white club at the ceremony the delivery of an award in the newspaper “Marca”. Benzema did not want to be more precise, but at Real Madrid they believe that he is close to accepting an offer from Arab football and they maintain that the situation is confusing, with all the exits open.
Benzema seemed unwilling to talk about his future and only talked about the immediate: “I have a game on Saturday (it’s Sunday, against Athletic, at the Bernabéu). Tomorrow I train, so for now I’m at Madrid” , he claimed.
The 35-year-old French soccer player ends his contract with the Whites on June 30 and has not yet renewed it, but he had a verbal agreement with Madrid for which he would automatically renew if he won the Ballon d’Or, which he achieved for his 2021 season. 22.
Madrid sources denied that Benzema had met this morning with Florentino Pérez contrary to what was stated by some media. According to the information handled by Madrid, Benzema received a proposal from an intermediary who spoke on behalf of a Saudi Arabian club with an offer of two hundred million euros tax-free for two years plus another amount to become ambassador of the Saudi candidacy for the 2030 World Cup, but everything has been by word of mouth, and so far it has not materialized in a signed paper.
The last Madrid player to leave the club for a dizzying contract (which tripled his salary) was Casemiro (to Manchester United), at the beginning of this season. Benzema has been at Madrid for fourteen seasons, he is the foreign footballer who has played the most games with the Whites and, together with Marcelo, the one who has won the most titles (25).
