Benzema and the tense relationship with Marcelo Gallardo: the possibility of returning to Europe or being loaned to another Saudi Arabian club

Hours of suspense and definition are what runs through the transfer market. Saudi Arabia less than 24 hours before closing. This time he doesn’t wait to announce a new European figure tempted by petrodollars, but the future of one of his greatest figures is in danger. It’s nothing less than Karim Benzemawho is not going through his best moment Al Ittihadthe team led by Marcelo Gallardo.

The French striker’s days under Muñeco would be over. It’s more, Relations between the two have not been the best since the beginning of the year.. What would have ended Benzema’s stay at Al Ittihad would have been his lack of commitment to the team, a factor well known since his time at River, which Gallardo does not negotiate with any of his players. The main forward did not report for the preseason on January 12 along with the rest of his companions and the Doll The decision was automatically made to separate him from the team.

Aside from the fact that the footballer claimed that he was unable to return from holidays in Mauritius in time because he was trapped by a cyclone which prevented him from mobilising, the coach did not change his mind and decided that the team captain will train aloneas well as not traveling with the rest of the team to prepare for Dubai, waiting to resume official competitions once the Africa Cup of Nations is over.

However, the novel still continues. The fact is that, given the situation he finds himself in, as well as having only arrived at the club six months ago, Benzema would not be entirely comfortable in his club and would be looking for a way to find new challenges. Is it closing? That the foreign exchange market in Saudi Arabia closes within 24 hours and that the sheikhs who own the team do not want to part with him so easily after the money invested in his signature.

In this way, in a purely timed question, only three possibilities open up to Benzema.

One of them is to look for yours return to European football. Despite the transfer market in Old World It closes on Thursday, which would give more time to organize the departure of the French star, several circumstances make the situation unfeasible. Furthermore, no team is interested in the appearance of the radar, The cat He has no intention of giving up his very high salary (around 200 million euros to be collected until 2026)nor would Al Ittihad leaders agree to part with their services so easily.

It is also added to the fact that the Saudi league itself, led by several sheikhs, would not authorize Benzema’s departure to Europe so soon after his arrival because it would speak of a possible “failure” in the operational growth of football in the Middle East. .

In that context it’s like The possibility opens up for the Frenchman to be transferred to another team in the same Saudi league on loan until the end of the season. The candidate teams would be Cristiano Ronaldo’s Al Nassr or Neymar’s Al Hilal. But for the striker to be able to continue playing in Saudi territory, there are only a couple of hours left to reach an agreement with another club.

If he is unable to agree to leave for any team, Benzema will be forced to continue wearing the Al Ittihad shirt, at least until June. Although, to do so, he will first have to sort out his situation with Gallardo. The player has not yet had time to apologize to his teammates for his absence in the pre-season, a gesture that the Doll Your willingness to include him in the team again would be expected.

Despite the important decision taken by the DT, Al Ittihad fans support the Argentine. The fact is that they have run out of patience even with Real Madrid’s idol.. To the point that, despite him scoring 9 goals this season, they accused him of not meeting the club’s expectations and led the player to close his social media due to the amount of criticism he received.

Beyond Benzema’s final decision, the novel necessarily passes through his last 24 hours. If he continues in his current team, things may not be so easy for one of the world’s greatest goalscorers in recent years.