French striker Karim Benzema is leaving Real Madrid! On Tuesday, he will say goodbye at the club's conference, and then he will travel to Saudi Arabia, where he will continue his playing career at Al Ittihad. Income, a trifle - 200 million euros per year!
Real Madrid announced today that it will be without an icon after 14 great years.
"Real Madrid and our captain Karim Benzema have agreed on the end of his brilliant and unforgettable career at our club. Real Madrid thanks him for everything he gave to this club and for becoming one of our greatest legends," Real Madrid said in a statement.
And it was speculated days before, Benzema rejected the claims that he is leaving, stressing that he will certainly see the end of the season in the club in victory. He arrived at Real Madrid when he was only 21 years old from Lyon in the summer of 2009, it turned out to be one of the best transfers in the history of the club with the most trophies.
He played 647 matches, scored 353 goals and remains the second best scorer in the history of Real Madrid. He won as many as 25 trophies, five Champions Leagues, the same number of World Club Championship titles, four La Liga titles...
Benzema will play the last match for Real tonight against eternal rivals, Athletic Bilbao, and his farewell press conference is scheduled for Tuesday.
After that, he is expected to travel to Saudi Arabia where he is supposed to sign for Al Ittihad.
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