Real Madrid announced in an official statement: Karim Benzema, the winner of the Golden Ball award, has left after 14 seasons.
the from the ad It turns out that they will say goodbye to the 35-year-old footballer next Tuesday, in the presence of club president Florentino Pérez. Benzema came to Madrid from Olympique Lyonnais in 2009 and left as a true club icon: he won five Champions League titles and two Club World Cups, four more Spanish championships, two European and Spanish Super Cups and three King’s Cups.
He is the fifth player in the starting line-up of Madrid, having scored 353 goals in 647 matches, which Cristiano Ronaldo has achieved the most. As the tournament’s top scorer and BL, he was also awarded the Ballon d’Or in 2022.
The contract of the French striker, who lured him from Saudi Arabia, was to expire only next year, in the summer of 2024 – but it seems that the two parties agreed on the previous divorce. as they put it, “His career at Real Madrid is an example of behavior and professionalism, he embodied the values of the club. Karim Benzema has earned the right to decide his future.”
Karim Benzema leaves Real Madrid – press release
Madrid, who are awaiting the final round of La Liga from second place, already announced on Saturday that they will release Marco Asensio and Eden Hazard, the team’s best-earned player.
