Official/ Won everything with the Spaniards, Benzema leaves after 14 years from Real Madrid

The greeting from Real Madrid and Karim Benzema is now official. The Madrid club announced in a statement: "Real Madrid and our captain Karim Benzema have agreed to end his excellent and memorable phase as a player for our club."

"Real Madrid wants to show its gratitude and all its love to those who are already one of our greatest legends." million euros per year The agreement has already been found and the official announcement is expected next week."

PRESS CONFERENCE

Real Madrid CF and our captain Karim Benzema have agreed to complete his brilliant and memorable spell as a player for our club. Real Madrid wants to show its gratitude and all its love to what is already one of our greatest legends.

Karim Benzema came to our club in 2009, just 21 years old, and was a key player in this golden era of our history. In the fourteen seasons in which he defended the Scudetto and our shirt, he won 25 titles, a record number for Real Madrid: 5 European Cups, 5 Club World Cups, 4 European Super Cups, 4 Championships, 3 Copas del Rey and 4 Spanish . Supercup.

Karim Benzema is the current Ballon d'Or and UEFA Player of the Year, as well as being included in the FIFA FIFPRO Eleven and winning the Pichichi Trophy 2022. The awards received after one of the most outstanding seasons in our history, especially in the Champions League, in which our captain was the protagonist of the unforgettable matches that helped Real Madrid win the fourteenth European Cup in Paris, being the top scorer of this competition with 15 goals.

Karim Benzema is the fifth most capped player with 647 appearances and is Real Madrid's second all-time top scorer with 353 goals. He is also Real Madrid's second all-time top scorer in the league and in the European Cup. And he is also the fourth top scorer in the Champions League in the history of this competition and the fourth top scorer in the history of the league.

Karim Benzema's career at Real Madrid was an example of behavior and professionalism and represented the values ​​of our club. Karim Benzema has earned the right to decide his future.

Madrid fans and all fans from all over the world appreciated his magical and unique football, which made him one of the great legends of our club and one of the great legends of world football.

Real Madrid is and will always be his home and I wish him and his entire family the best in this new phase of his life.

Next Tuesday, June 6, at 12:00, an institutional act of honor and farewell to Karim Benzema will take place in Real Madrid City, with the presence of our president Florentino Pérez.