After giving so many joys to the fans of the real Madridhaving starred in performances that led the Spanish club to the pinnacle of success, Karim Benzema he would be close to leaving the team at the end of this season. Although he verbally agreed to renew his contract for one more season, a mega-offer from Saudi Arabian soccer would make the French striker change his plans. According to the AS and Mundo Deportivo media, the current Ballon d’Or has already transferred to the high command of the merengue institution the proposal it has from the Persian Gulf.
The aforementioned media point out that the proposal that has made Benzema doubt about continuing at Real Madrid consists of two seasons in Arab football in exchange for 400 million euros. In addition, he is offered the possibility of becoming an ambassador for the 2030 World Cup that Arabia wants to organize.
The white captain is evaluating said proposal and the club is at the expense of his decision. Whatever his choice, Madrid will respect Karim Benzema’s decision because he considers that his status as a legend gives him every right to decide on his future.
It should be remembered that Karim Benzema ends his contract with Real Madrid on June 30 and that he is free to negotiate with any team since January 1. The French striker had a guaranteed contract renewal for one more year after winning the Ballon d’Or in October 2022 and Carlo Ancelotti himself recently confirmed his continuity at a press conference.
Harry Kane, the replacement
For Madrid’s top brass, there is no better replacement for Benzema than the Tottenham striker. He still has a year left on his contract in London, but the president Florentino Perez He hopes to get his arrival this 2023 with a good offer.
To convince Tottenham to let Kane go, Real Madrid would put between 80 and 100 million euros on the table. With little time left on his contract, the ‘Spurs’ would have no choice but to sell him, before seeing him leave as a free agent in the summer market of 2024.
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