This Tuesday, striker Karim Benzema was officially announced by Al-Ittihad, from Saudi Arabia. According to journalist Fabrizio Romano, the Frenchman will have a net salary of approximately 200 million euros (about R$ 1 billion reais) per season, including commercial agreements.
W E L C O M E !
B E N Z E M A 💪💪 pic.twitter.com/Oc9IK4OoDj— Ittihad Club (@ittihad_en) June 6, 2023
This is the second major recent signing of Saudi football. At the end of 2022, Al-Nassr closed the signing of Cristiano Ronaldo. Other big names in world football are being quoted to play in the country, one of them is the seven times best player in the world, Lionel Messi, who could go to Al-Hilal.
Benzema’s departure from Real Madrid was announced last Sunday. The club’s second top scorer, behind only CR7, the striker played 14 seasons.
Since 2009 in Spanish football, the 35-year-old player has played 648 games, with 238 goals and 119 assists. Thus, he helped in the conquests of five Champions Leaguesthree Spanish Cups, four Spanish Championships, five Club World Cup, four European Super Cups and four Spanish Super Cups. Decisive, the striker was voted best in the world in 2022.
Source: Gazetaesportiva
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