The Saudi club responded via social media to rumors of quarrels between the French Golden Ball holder and coach Nuno Espirito Santo.
Water in the gas between Karim Benzema and his new coach in the federation, Nuno Espirito Santo? This is what some Saudi sources said, on Wednesday, and in this case The Middle East. The Portuguese technician will not be a fan of the 35-year-old Frenchman’s playing style. Worse than that, he would not have agreed to his coming to the Saudi club… For his part, Benzema was complaining about the treatment assigned to him, as Espiritu Santo refused to give him the captain’s armband in favor of Romarinho, one of the club’s symbols.
Al-Ittihad responds to the controversy by posting a video on social media. We see Benzema smiling, with this message as a caption: “KB9 is always happyThe former Madridista also seems to corroborate this account, even posting his club’s tweet on his social networks. And that’s before sharing several photos of him smiling in training. End of story? Benzema signed a three-year contract this summer. With Al-Ittihad Club, one of the clubs in Jeddah, he cooperated in particular with former Monaco Fabinho and French world champion N’Golo Kante.