‘Oil Money’ Saudi Arabia (hereafter referred to as Saudi Arabia) league is getting bigger. He succeeded in embracing Cristiano Ronaldo (38, Al Nasr), and following Karim Benzema (35), who broke up with Real Madrid, even put Lionel Messi (35), who became a free person, right in front of him.
On the 4th (Korean time), Real said on the club’s homepage, “I will finish the accompaniment with ‘captain’ Benzema. We express our gratitude and affection to one of our greatest legends.”
Benzema wore a Real uniform at the age of 21 in 2009 and digested 14 seasons until this season. During that time, he experienced Spanish La Liga titles 4 times, the King’s Cup 3 times, and the UEFA Champions League 5 times.
Benzema, who won the La Liga top scorer (27 goals) in the 2021-2022 season, even won the Ballon d’Or last year. In La Liga this season, despite the age of 35, he was responsible for 18 goals and ranked second in the scoring category.
With 353 goals in 647 appearances for Real Madrid, Benzema is the second all-time top scorer for Real Madrid. This is why he is called the club’s ‘legend’.
After parting ways with Benzema, Real said, “Benzema, who has raised our value, now has the right to decide his future. Real Madrid will always remain as his hometown. We wish Benzema and his family all the best at this new stage in his life.”
According to the British media BBC, Benzema will sign a two-year contract with Al Ittihad in the Saudi league.
The Spanish media ‘As’ reported the same news. He boasted a ransom of 200 million euros (approximately 280.4 billion won) and announced that Benzema would transfer. He added, “He will be appointed as an ambassador for Saudi Arabia’s World Cup bid competition in 2030 and will receive a bonus as well.”
‘As’ said, “After Ronaldo, who headed to the Saudi league after the 2022 Qatar World Cup, Benzema will be the second runner.” “Benzema is expected to accept Al Ittihad’s offer. A rivalry with Ronaldo was formed.”
Ronaldo and Benzema both wore Real shirts around the same time. This is the motivation for joining ‘Summer of 2009’. Ronaldo played for Real Madrid until 2018 before moving to Italian league Juventus.
Ronaldo and Karim Benzema played 342 matches together as ‘Real’s best partners’.
If Benzema goes to the ‘oil money’ league as reported, the two will be in the Saudi league, which no one expected easily. Last winter Ronaldo left Manchester United for Al Nasr.
In the midst of this, news came that another superstar was moving to the Saudi league.
The British media ‘Mirror’ reported on the morning of the 4th, “Al Hilal plans to officially announce the signing of superstar Lionel Messi within a few days.” Then, “Al Hilal has set a date for Messi’s announcement,” adding, “‘
Sport According to ‘, the date of the announcement is the 6th (local time). Al-Hilal has offered Messi an ‘
astronomical ‘ amount and plans to make him the world’s highest-paid player.” On the 31st of the month, ‘Football Transfer’, a media specializing in the transfer market, quoted the French media ‘Foot Mercato’ and said, “Messi accepted Al-Hilal’s offer for 600 million euros (approximately 851.4 billion won) per year. The club has offered Messi a two-year contract, which means he will receive a total of 1.2 billion euros (approximately 1.7 trillion won).메이저사이트
Messi, who spent his youth days at Barcelona, made his first-team debut in 2004. He, who seemed to remain a ‘one-club man’, transferred to PSG just before the 2021-2022 season, digested two seasons, and recently completed his company with the club. A trip to Saudi Arabia is likely.
There is a high possibility that the trio who once dominated Spanish La Liga will meet again in the Saudi league.