Posted October 24, 2021 at 5:00 p.m. by AD
After being dazzling at OL, Karim Benzema joined Real Madrid at only 21 years old. Today captain of the Merengue club, the French international has sent a very strong message.
Trained at OL, Karim Benzema splashed his class into the Ligue 1 shortly after his professional debut. What did not escape the Real Madrid. Indeed, the club merengue attacked Karim Benzema in the summer of 2009, while he did not was only 21 years old. And to bend Jean-Michel Aulas, the president of OL , the management of Real Madrid disbursed an amount close to € 35 million. At the White House for more than 12 seasons, Karim Benzema is now the captain of the Merengue club. Asked by BeIN SPORTS before the Clasico this Sunday afternoon, the French international was therefore inflamed for his early signing at Real Madrid and his status as captain.
“If I had been told at 21 that one day I would be captain of Real Madrid…”
“I started here at 21, young. If I had been told at 21 that one day I would be captain of Real Madrid… So today being captain is setting an example, demanding a high level. The locker room is important, but the most important thing is on the pitch, where we need you, to pick up the players, help them when we take a goal, when we lose a match, not to give up arms, to set an example in the field. It’s not something I take lightly, I like being captain in my club, ”said Karim Benzema.