It’s official, Karim Benzema will leave Real Madrid when his contract expires this month.
This was announced on Sunday morning by the Spanish club after all parties had finished agreeing to end their relationship.
“Real Madrid Football Club and our captain Karim Benzema have agreed to bring his brilliant and unforgettable time as a player at our club to a close,” Read part of the statement released on the website.
“Real Madrid would like to show our gratitude and affection to a player who is already one of our greatest legends.”
The 35-year old joined Madrid in 2009 from Lyon, since then, he has been a mainstay in that Bernabeu team – playing 438 games and scoring 237 goals, the second-highest in the clubs history.
Since he joined the club 14 seasons ago, the current UEFA Ballon’d’Or winner has won a record 25 times for Madrid which include 5 UEFA Champions League, 5 Club World Cups, 4 European Super Cups, 4 La Liga titles, 3 King’s Cups and 4 Spanish Super Cups.
Benzema’s next move is rumoured to be in Saudi Arabia where he was offered a two-year contract worth €400 millions, the same deal that was offered to Cristiano Ronaldo in January to join Al Nassr.
He becomes the fourth senior player that will leave Madrid at the end of the season after Eden Hazard, Marco Asensio and Mariano Diaz.
