Karim Benzema is back again at previous club Actual Madrid in a bid to enable him get around new injuries fears.
The legendary Frenchman, who gained the 2022 Ballon d’Or, joined Al Ittihad on a rewarding three-year deal past summer time, sparking a mass exodus of some of European football’s most effective players to the riches of the Middle East.
But Benzema’s debut marketing campaign in Saudi Arabia has been anything but best. Amid rumours of a slipping out with supervisor Marcelo Gallardo, he has struggled to stay healthy and string jointly a reliable operate of appearances – with his absence contributing to Al Ittihad’s struggles in the league.
Benzema has totalled 21 goal contributions in 29 outings – separately impressive figures – but Al Ittihad are 30 factors at the rear of rivals Al Hilal, whose playing squad offers the likes of Ruben Neves, Kalidou Koulibaly, Aleksandar Mitrovic and Sergej Milinkovic-Savic. They also have Neymar on their publications, however he has played just a few game titles after succumbing to an ACL tear in October.
Now, in a bid to treatment Benzema of his injury difficulties, Al Ittihad have verified that the 36-calendar year-old has returned to Madrid for even further procedure.
“Karim Benzema is going through further exams in Serious Madrid’s clinic with his previous medical doctor in Spain, who supervised his care in former yrs,” Al Ittihad wrote in a statement.
“The consultations were arranged in between Ittihad’s medical groups and Real Madrid regarding Benzema’s accidents, which triggered him to skip crucial matches this period. Benzema has presently remaining for Spain and is anticipated to return subsequent week.”
Benzema’s storied 14-yr Authentic Madrid tenure observed him earn every out there honour in the video game, topped off by his Ballon d’Or achievement in 2022. That honour was bestowed upon him following an outstanding 2021/22 marketing campaign saw score 44 plans en route to profitable a La Liga, Champions League and Club Globe Cup treble, as properly as the Pichichi Trophy (the award for most ambitions scored in La Liga).
He’d presently received four Champions Leagues prior to those successes, together with a few in a row below the administration of Zinedine Zidane.
