{"id":437263,"date":"2023-06-04T08:14:45","date_gmt":"2023-06-04T12:14:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/ca\/?post_type=news&#038;p=437263"},"modified":"2023-06-04T07:33:24","modified_gmt":"2023-06-04T11:33:24","slug":"official-benzema-leaves-real-madrid-for-saudi-arabia","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/news\/official-benzema-leaves-real-madrid-for-saudi-arabia\/","title":{"rendered":"Official: Benzema leaves Real Madrid for Saudi Arabia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>2023 Ballon d&#8217;Or winner Karim Benzema will leave Real Madrid as a free agent this summer the La Liga club said on Sunday. The striker is set to move to Saudi Arabian side Al Ittihad.<\/p>\n<p>Saudi Arabia&#8217;s state-run Al Ekhbariya television station reported that Al Ittihad had reached an agreement with Benzema on a two-year contract, with club officials in Madrid to hammer out a &#8220;record deal&#8221; with the striker.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">BREAKING! Karim Benzema will LEAVE Real Madrid this summer! \u26aa\u274c <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ReFm5oV1nD\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/ReFm5oV1nD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sky Sports News (@SkySportsNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SkySportsNews\/status\/1665298744986726402?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">June 4, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Real Madrid and our captain Karim Benzema have agreed to bring his brilliant and unForgettable time as a player at our club to a close,&#8221; the club said in a statement.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Karim Benzema\u2019s Club Career Records<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Madrid\u2019s highest assists (165)<br \/>\n\u2022 Madrid\u2019s 2nd highest goal scorer (353)<br \/>\n\u2022 Madrid\u2019s highest trophies won (25)<br \/>\n\u2022 4th Highest la liga scorer (237)<br \/>\n\u2022 3rd Highest la liga assists (119)<br \/>\n\u2022 4th Highest UCL goals (90)<br \/>\n\u2022 7th Highest UCL assist\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3D64W32i2N\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/3D64W32i2N<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ashish \u0627\u0634\u064a\u0634 (@RMadridEngineer) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RMadridEngineer\/status\/1665319298779209728?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">June 4, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Karim Benzema&#8217;s career at Real Madrid has been a shining example of conduct and professionalism, and he has represented the values of our club.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2023 Ballon d&#8217;Or winner Karim Benzema will leave Real Madrid as a free agent this summer the La Liga club said on Sunday. 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