2023-06-14 12:35:32
Karim Benzema therefore has a mania for doing things on the sly. As when he left the gathering of the Blues before the World Cup, the 35-year-old striker did not warn his teammates when leaving Real Madrid. Spanish defender Nacho, who will succeed Benzema as White House captain, told Cope that the Madrid workforce had not heard of the French’s departure. “He didn’t tell us anything personally, he didn’t tell the team. We were in doubt, Nacho told Iberian radio. The news came out, and we all learned it like that. He didn’t get the whole team together in the locker room. But he is a very introverted person. He keeps things secret. I know Karim well and the methods he used suit him perfectly. »
Benzema’s departure to Al-Ittihad surprised everyone. The former Lyon player has signed a three-year contract in Saudi Arabia. Rumors send his ex-teammate, Luka Modric, to the same championship. A hypothesis that Nacho considers unlikely: “Knowing him, I don’t think he’s going away. I think he will stay. If we are lucky enough to reach the Nations League final together, I will ask him directly. »
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