Real Madrid captain Karim Benzema and his teammates were vibing to Young Stunna’s amapiano hit, ‘Adiwele’. Image via Twitter @W0yaanopxcked
Karim Benzema: Best player of his generation after Ronaldo and Messi?
Would Real Madrid icon Karim Benzema be the GOAT if he hadn’t been around at the same time as Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo?
Real Madrid captain Karim Benzema and his teammates were vibing to Young Stunna’s amapiano hit, ‘Adiwele’. Image via Twitter @W0yaanopxcked
Karim Benzema is undoubtedly a Real Madrid icon and one of the finest footballers of his generation. If he had been born in any other generation, without Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo changing the game, perhaps he might have been the greatest player of them all.
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After 14 seasons at the club, the Frenchman has moved to the Saudi Pro League with Al-Ittihad on a lucrative three-year contract. No player in the history of Real Madrid Club de Futbol registered more assists than Benzema’s 165. That’s a true testament to the selfless type of player he was in the Spanish capital for all these years.
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Indeed, it’s a period of massive change for a number of veteran football legends in the European scene. Lionel Messi has joined Inter Miami, Zlatan Ibrahimovic announced his retirement from football and now Benzema is off to the Gulf. Meanwhile, Cristiano Ronaldo is with Al Nassr after legendary spells with Sporting, Man United, Real Madrid and Juventus.
It’s certainly a new era in world football. We’ll be watching Karim Benzema’s progress in Saudi Arabia for sure.
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