2023-12-30 03:06:19
The Benzema mystery. This Saturday, Al-Ittihad, the modest sixth in the Saudi Pro League, will face Al-Tai without Karim Benzema. Coach Marcelo Gallardo did not retain the Frenchman who had skipped training for this match on the 19th day of the championship.
A new one after that of Tuesday when KB9 lost his remote duel with Cristiano Ronaldo whose Al-Nassr team won 5-2.
In the process, the French international with 97 caps decided to unplug his Instagram account, followed by some 76 million subscribers.
According to the Saudi media Al-Riyadiya, the former Real Madrid and Lyon player even left Jeddah for an unknown destination.
Since his arrival in Saudi Arabia, which had aroused a craze like no other in the country, the excitement quickly subsided. Despite his 12 goals and five assists in 20 matches, the Ballon d’Or did not live up to the enormous expectations from the Saudis.
“He may be in disagreement with the club but that does not excuse him because he makes no effort, misses very easy opportunities and seems to have lost the desire to play football,” judges the Saudi sports journalist Abdel Karim Al-Jasser on the public channel Al-Ekhbariya. An opinion which is quite divided in Saudi Arabia.
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