The Real Madrid star and striker, Karim Benzema, has officially split. Benzema joined Real Madrid from Lyon in the 2009/2010 season and is known as one of the young strikers with bright performances in the Europa League. At the beginning of his arrival in Madrid, Benzema had to compete with other strikers, namely, Gonzalo Higuain before becoming part of Madrid’s front line weapons with the nickname BBC in the 2013/2014 season with Bale and Cristiano Ronaldo.
Benzema has been a Real Madrid costume for 14 years. During his time at Real Madrid, Benzema has made 647 appearances, scoring 353 goals and 165 assists. Karim Benzema’s decision to leave Real Madrid surprised many, including President Florentino Perez. Florentino Perez hoped that Karim Benzema would last another year at Real Madrid, but in the end he couldn’t do much after Benzema decided to leave the Santiago Bernabeu. Madrid itself has tried to retain the 35-year-old striker. A one year contract was offered.
The process is almost complete and only Benzema’s signature is missing. Previously, Florentino Perez believed that Benzema would not leave his beloved club. Because Benzema really loves and he has been in Real Madrid’s uniform for 15 years. Even Ancelotti, the coach, even intervened to persuade his flagship striker to stay. But the player sticks with his decision to leave Los Galacticos.
Because the offer made by Real Madrid is smaller than the club from Saudi Arabia, namely Al-Ittihad. Those who get a higher salary offer with a value of approximately 100 million Euros per season or if converted to IDR 1.6 trillion. This value is very far from that offered by Los Blancos. Where Benzema only receives a salary of 8.3 million Euros per season or if converted to Rp. 130 million per season.
Actually, before Benzema left Real Madrid, he had already conducted lobbying and negotiations between the two parties. That is where mutually beneficial or win-win solution. Because Real Madrid will have the advantage of not having to look for a replacement for Benzema. And for Benzema will receive a salary that is more than the other players.
However, all of these agreements did not take place, because there were several other factors that ultimately led to the Real Madrid striker leaving his club. The most important factor is, the salary offer is many times more than Los Galacticos. Because before Benzema there was another former Real Madrid star player who first moved to the Saudi Arabian club, namely Cristiano Ronaldo who moved to the Al-Nassr club. The Portuguese national player received a pretty fantastic salary during his move. The salary that Cristiano receives is approximately 200 million euros per season or if it is converted into Rp. 3.3 trillion. Indeed, when compared to the salaries in the European League, the comparison is far from the Saudi Arabian League. Therefore, it is not surprising that the two Los Galacticos stars chose the Saudi Arabian League as a seeker for more income.
The next factor is the time to rest for the French national team star. Because considering his age is not young anymore, where at the age of 35 years. Therefore the Saudi Arabian League is perfect for Benzema to resume his football career. By seeing that the Saudi Arabian League is not as competitive as in the Europa League, Benzema can play without much pressure to win many titles.
When the two Real Madrid stars, namely Benzema and Ronaldo moved to the Saudi Arabian League. Takes a lot of influence to other Europa League players to join them. Indeed, one of the most tempting offers is the payment of a salary per season, which is arguably fantastic. Call it like N’Golo Kante, Marcelo Brozovic, Roberto Firmino and Kalidou Koulibaly who are also interested in moving to follow the El Real star. Therefore, there are not a few players who want to experience playing in the Saudi Arabian League.
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