Saudi club Al Ittihad announced on Tuesday the signing of the French Karim Benzema before 2026, after ex captain of Real Madrid said goodbye to his fans after 14 seasons.
“I’m glad to see you in Jeddah” the Algerian-Frenchman said in Arabic at the end of the commercial, referring to Coastal city in Saudi Arabia where his new team is based for the next three seasons.
Benzema is here 🤩✍️
A new tiger will roar 🐅
Welcome to Ittihad!#Benzema2Ittihad#here2inspireKSA pic.twitter.com/I3GEm90fRB— Club Ittihad (@ittihad_en) June 6, 2023
“Benzema of Ittihad”— assured the Saudi club in a brief tweet on the official account. Twitterwho introduced the video Benzema signs new contract next to the black and yellow set that he will wear and in which he will showed the number 2026.
Benzema said goodbye to Real Madrid on Tuesday. how he playsDor with the most titles in white club historyproud to have made history at the “best club in the world”, recognizing that his “dream” was to retire in white, but by choosing “another opportunity” that opens up for him in Arab football.
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Benzema Thus, he joins other football stars such as Cristiano Ronaldothat the saudi league recruiting for millions of euros in his new campaign to promote the country.
The amount Benzema will demand is unknown, although this week Saudi Arabian state television Al Ijbariya indicated that this is a “record” contract, without going into details, other journalistic versions claim that the Frenchman will receive 200 million euros per season.
(According to information from EFE)
Source: Aristegui Noticias
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