The Argentine coach Marcelo Gallardo marginalized from the preseason that will be held by the Al-Ittihad from tomorrow in Dubai to French Karim Benzema due to repeated absences from team training Saudi Arabia.
The Frenchman, winner of the Ballon d’Or in 2022, He has six consecutive absences from the Arab team’s training sessionswas removed from the team and will not be part of the work that will begin tomorrow in the territory of the United Arab Emirates.
The 36-year-old forward had until Friday the 12th as the deadline to return to practice, but he did not attend work.
The former Real Madrid’s last game in Saudi Arabia took place on December 26 in the 5-2 defeat against Al-Nassr, of his former “merengue” teammate, Cristiano Ronaldo.
After this match, Benzema missed three practices before the end of 2023 and missed another three after the holidays. Local media indicate that the relationship between the Frenchman and his colleagues “is not the best.”
Benzema’s future at Al-Ittihad is a mystery and this situation suggests a quick exit.
As a consequence of this situation, Gallardo, former River Plate coach, became interested in the world champion in Qatar 2022, Ángel Correa, currently in the ranks of Atlético Madrid.
Source: Ambito
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