“Benzema? There were things that he has not yet digested.

The day after the World Cup final, Karim Benzema announced his international retirement. A decision that came after his controversial package for the World Cup with the France team. And more than a month later, this soap opera still continues to make people talk. This Sunday, it was Rio Mavuba who mentioned the Benzema case.

This 2022 edition of the World Cup in Qatar could allow him to win a trophy he coveted so much, but many unsaid and gray areas still surround Karim Benzema’s package, injured in the thigh, just before the first match against Australia.

Cold relations with Griezmann?

An image quickly made the rounds on social networks this week. While the real Madrid confronted Atletico de Madrid in the quarter-finals of the King’s Cup (victory of Merengue 3-1), the handshake between Antoine Griezmann and Karim Benzema had reacted. We see KB9 look away from his former teammate French team, which left room for many interpretations.

Great danger for Benzema, it’s active at Real Madrid https://t.co/J2G1FFEMR5 pic.twitter.com/pWRPQuA81g

— 24hfootnews (@24hfootnews) January 29, 2023

“We feel that he has things not yet digested”

In the show Telefoot broadcast on TF1the former French international Rio Mavuba reacted to the retirement of Benzemathen dropping: Off the field, like this handshake with Griezmann, we feel that there have been things that have not yet passed, that he has not yet digested, and that is perhaps to be one of those reasons why he retired so early, when he is an awesome player and can still bring to the France team “.