{"id":624081,"date":"2023-06-01T02:30:59","date_gmt":"2023-06-01T06:30:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=624081"},"modified":"2023-05-31T17:33:18","modified_gmt":"2023-05-31T21:33:18","slug":"karim-benzema-makes-decision-about-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/06\/01\/karim-benzema-makes-decision-about-future\/","title":{"rendered":"Manchester United Linked Striker Makes Shock Decision as Saudi Side Offer \u00a386 Million Per Year Deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">According to a report by\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.footmercato.net\/a4311136632534983912-real-madrid-karim-benzema-a-annonce-quil-voulait-partir\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Santi Aouna<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, Karim Benzema has unexpectedly announced his decision to leave Real Madrid, with the striker weighing up an\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1663818093401980929\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a386 Million per year offer<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0from Saudi Pro League team Al-Ittihad.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Karim Benzema Looks Set to Leave Real Madrid<\/span><\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"fr\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udea8EXCL: \ud83d\udfe1\u26ab\ufe0f \ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddf7 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SPL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#SPL<\/a> |<\/p>\n<p>\u25c9 Karim Benzema a annonc\u00e9 au Real Madrid son envie de rejoindre Al-Ittihad Club \ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\udde6.<\/p>\n<p>\u25c9 M\u00eame si au sein de la Casa Blanca, on ne d\u00e9sesp\u00e8re pas de le convaincre de rester une saison de plus\u2026 mais les chances sont minces<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rEHfDSbqMz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/rEHfDSbqMz<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TZWFGUpLqv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/TZWFGUpLqv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Santi Aouna (@Santi_J_FM) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Santi_J_FM\/status\/1663989738691350530?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">May 31, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Benzema Weighs up Offer From Al-Ittihad<\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">In addition to the report from Aouna,\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1663818093401980929\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Fabrizio Romano<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0is also reporting on this story. According to Romano, Al Ittihad anticipate a final answer from the French superstar soon. The proposal from the Saudi club is thought to be close to \u00a386 Million per year plus benefits. Real Madrid are seemingly still waiting for a decision from their star striker, who has informed\u00a0<\/span>Los\u00a0<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Blancos president Florentino P\u00e9rez of the offer in the last 24 hours.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/05\/31\/liverpool-meetings-khephren-thuram-representatives\/\" target=\"_self\">Liverpool Hold \u2018Meetings\u2019 Over \u00a352 Million Ace as Reds Close In on Second Summer Signing<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurosport.com\/football\/ballon-d-or\/2022\/ballon-dor-2022-voting-revealed-karim-benzema-wins-by-second-biggest-margin-ever-from-sadio-mane_sto9196591\/story.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The 2022 Ballon d&#8217;Or winner<\/a>\u00a0has seemingly been in contact with the Saudi Pro League team for a number of weeks, and Al Ittihad are closer than ever to pulling off this huge deal.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"yMw2ANK_QTNccy9iR4tvpw\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1492965870\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'yMw2ANK_QTNccy9iR4tvpw',sig:'uJHiZge-MfwLFPNkCKUpRtAMqqAtmyuuJAXiLPkKE5U=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1492965870',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>The Career of Benzema Recapped<\/h3>\n<p>Benzema has enjoyed a sensational career. The Frenchman has won five Champions League winner&#8217;s medals, including a plethora of personal awards. He has enjoyed an unbelievable time at Los Blancos, scoring 353 goals in 647 games in all competitions. Even at 36, he shows no signs of slowing down and scored 30 goals in all competitions this season.<\/p>\n<p>Read More: <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/04\/04\/who-could-win-ballon-dor-2023\/\" target=\"_self\">Five Players Who Could Win the Ballon d\u2019or 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Frenchman has the ability all strikers crave, being in the right place at the right time. His movement is second to none &#8211; whether he&#8217;s ghosting away from defenders to meet a cross or looking to run in behind, he&#8217;s a nightmare for defenders to mark. Benzema is adept at dropping deep or drifting out wide to link up with his teammates. Previously he has been linked with\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.elnacional.cat\/ca\/esports\/benzema-temptat-2-grans-premier-league_942768_102.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Manchester United<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, but it now seems the French international could be heading to Saudi Arabia.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to a report by\u00a0Santi Aouna, Karim Benzema has unexpectedly announced his decision to leave Real Madrid, with the striker weighing up an\u00a0\u00a386 Million per year offer\u00a0from Saudi Pro League team Al-Ittihad.\u00a0 Karim Benzema Looks Set to Leave Real Madrid \ud83d\udea8EXCL: \ud83d\udfe1\u26ab\ufe0f \ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddf7 #SPL | \u25c9 Karim Benzema a annonc\u00e9 au Real Madrid son envie [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4106,"featured_media":624083,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6,18,3,1366,7188],"tags":[757,7380,9355],"class_list":["post-624081","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-la-liga","category-manchester-united","category-premier-league","category-real-madrid","category-rumours","tag-karim-benzema","tag-manchester-united-transfer-rumours","tag-real-madrid-transfer-rumours"],"modified_by":"Ricky Carroll, Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/624081","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4106"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=624081"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/624081\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/624083"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=624081"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=624081"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=624081"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}