Benzema feels under ‘pressure’, wants to leave Saudi club

Karim Benzema feels under “pressure” at his Saudi club Al-Ittihad and wants to leave “temporarily” a source close to the club told AFP on Tuesday. Al-Ittihad offered to loan the French striker to another club in the Saudi Pro League but he has refused, the source added. Benzema, 36, had a meeting with the club […]

Karim Benzema feels under “pressure” at his Saudi club Al-Ittihad and wants to leave “temporarily” a source close to the club told AFP on Tuesday.

Al-Ittihad offered to loan the French striker to another club in the Saudi Pro League but he has refused, the source added.

Benzema, 36, had a meeting with the club that was described as bad-tempered.

He told the meeting “he doesn’t feel he is able to give his best because of the current pressure at Ittihad”.

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Contacted by AFP, Benzema’s entourage declined to comment.