after 14 years at the club, Karim Benzema officially leaves Real Madrid

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Real Madrid announced in a press release on Sunday the departure of the French striker at the end of the season.

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Karim Benzema during the Champions League quarter-final against Chelsea, April 12, 2023. (JAVIER SORIANO / AFP)

The future of Karim Benzema will be written far from Real Madrid. At the end of the contract on June 30, the French striker will not extend the adventure in the Spanish capital, as the club announced on Sunday June 4, in a press release, after several days of drama. After 14 years of good and loyal service under the merengue tunic, the ambitious Lyonnais who has become master of the place will leave Madrid at the end of the season.

“Real Madrid and its captain have decided by mutual agreement to put an end to the brilliant and unforgettable period he spent with our club”announces Real Madrid“who wishes to show his gratitude and his affection to the one who is already one of [ses] greatest legends”. Indeed, if his history with the France team has been contrasted, in Madrid, Karim Benzema can boast of having written one of the most beautiful chapters of the most successful club in the Champions League.

The child of Lyon who became king in Madrid

Privileged soldier of Cristiano Ronaldo for years, Karim Benzema turned into a providential leader after the departure of the Portuguese. Author of a exceptional 2021-2022 season with Real Madrid, punctuated by a coronation in the Champions League and a Spanish championship title, the White House striker entered definitively among the greatest players in history, on October 17, 2022, by winning his first Ballon d’Or.

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On May 7, the French lifted his 25th trophy with Real Madrid by winning a third King’s Cup at the expense of Osasuna (2-1), which added to five Champions Leagues, four Spanish championships , four Spanish Super Cups, four UEFA Super Cups and five Club World Cups. The French striker has equaled Brazilian Marcelo in the ranking of the most successful players in the club’s history, finally writing the last lines of his legend at Real Madrid.


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