Real Madrid confirms Karim Benzema’s departure from the club as a free agent after 14 years.
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Ballon d’Or winner Karim Benzema will leave Real Madrid as a free agent after 14 years, with the striker set to move to Saudi Arabian side Al Ittihad.
Saudi Pro League champions Al Ittihad are expected to sign Karim Benzema on a two-year deal from Real Madrid, Saudi state broadcaster Al Ekhbariya reported on Sunday.
The exit of Benzema was confirmed on the official website of Real Madrid on Sunday, June 4th, 2023. The French man will leave at the end of this season as a free agent when his current contract expires.
The 35-year-old has been linked with a move to a club in the Saui Atabia pro league where he might be joining his former teammate, Cristiano Ronaldo. The forward player is the fifth player with the highest number of appearances (647) for Real Madrid. He is the second all-time goalscorer for Real Madrid with 353 goals.
Benzema holds Real Madrid’s second all-time goalscorer in both the League and the European Cup. He js also the fourth goalscorer in the Champions League in the history of this competition and the fourth goalscorer in the history of the League.
Benzema joined Real Madrid in 2009 and has been a key part of the club’s success in recent seasons, he won 25 titles in his fourteen seasons at the Santiago Bernabeu in which he won 5 European Cups, 5 Club World Cups, 4 European Super Cups, 4 Leagues, 3 Copas del Rey and 4 Spanish Super Cups.
