Benzema mystery finally cleared up

A few days after the World Cup final lost by the Blues, behind the scenes of Karim Benzema’s departure are gradually becoming clearer. According to information from The Team and of Foot Mercatothe wrongs seem fairly shared.

This Monday, December 19, Karim Benzema officially announced that he was retiring from international football. Unless the situation turns around, the native of Lyon will therefore no longer postpone the tunic struck by the Rooster. The Madrid native’s decision didn’t really surprise observers, however. Between the French team and the center forward, the story will never have worked.

I made the effort and the mistakes it took to be where I am today and I’m proud of it!
I have written my story and ours is ending. #New pic.twitter.com/7LYEzbpHEs

— Karim Benzema (@Benzema) December 19, 2022

If we can cite the beautiful parenthesis of the League of Nations won in 2021, the rest will have been only a series of misunderstandings and misplaced personal resentments. The final episode of this toxic relationship will ultimately remain this injury that occurred a few hours before the start of the World Cup.

A series of misunderstandings and a war of egos

In today’s edition, The Team reveals the underside of this strange package. According to information from the sports daily, Karim Benzema wanted to stay on site to heal in order to play again later in the competition. But the staff of the French team opposed this decision in order not to “not disturb the daily life of the Blues”. The same source also confirms that the departure of the Ballon d’Or 2022 did not displease certain members of the locker room.

The behavior of Karim Benzema would not, however, have been beyond reproach. “The player would not have shown foolproof transparency either, during his various convalescences or at Clairefontaine”, says our colleagues. Between the doctors of the Blues and those of Real Madrid, the relationship would also be complicated for a long time.

Added to this are personal quarrels. Didier Deschamps, for example, would have had a hard time the fact that KB9 did not quote him in his speech during the presentation of the Ballon d’Or