Karim Benzema breaks the silence on his 'goodbye' to Real Madrid

The exit of Karim Benzema of the Real Madrid was one of the big surprises of this 2023. Although in the club had he for a season more, the French did his cases to add to the project of the To the Ittihad, where will live probably the last years of his career. Now, it has spoken on what meant to put an end to his career in the capital of Spain and assume a new challenge to sportive level.

In a recent interview, the forward of 35 years has confessed that thinks that did not make a mistake taking the decision of recalar in the To the Ittihad this summer: "I Think that for my was a good moment to try a new change in my life after all what already had won in Madrid. And during long, even before the football, always wanted to come here", said, aiming that "when the project futbolístico began in Saudi Arabia, seemed enormous in every aspect. I wanted to be part of this history and help to that the Saudi football grow. It is it is the reason by which came here".

Insisting in the reasons that carried him to abandon Santiago Bernabéu and mudarse to Saudi Arabia, highlights that "it is a Muslim country. When you travel there [to The Mecca], are in the truth. In the truth for a Muslim. You seat you well and pure. It is simply exceptional. It is something that I would wish that all the Muslims could go there some day. There it is where is the truth. It does a lot well. Inside and out of the field I seat me well. It is what seat".

Benzema, loved with Saudi Arabia

The exinternacional with France has declared his love by the country that has received him to perfection since it arrived: "This country gave me the welcome with the open arms. I seat the love of the people of here and obviously this does me feel happy and deal to give back this love in the terrain of game. Here there is a lot of passion and am happy with the level of the game. I am really surprised by the level in Saudi Arabia because in Europe do not see a lot of football matchs of here. But now yes they are seeing more and more by the big names that have fichado".

Finally, of his aims in this year has aimed qu"I seat me well. Every time I am better. Had a small injury but seat me well now and am training to 100%. I go to intensify my game. In the last parties found me well. I played and I helped to the team. Little by little the level of the team is growing and mine also. The most important for me is to win trophies at the end of the season".