Following a trophy-laden 14-year tenure with the LaLiga club, Ballon d'Or winner Karim Benzema told Real Madrid farewell on Tuesday in a private ceremony that was restricted to the public and the media.
The 35-year-old Frenchman is expected to sign a two-year contract with Saudi Arabian team Al Ittihad, which is reputedly worth more than 100 million euros, once his contract at the Bernabeu expires at the end of the current campaign.
"I will always remember Real Madrid. It's impossible, yet it's the greatest club ever. But today, in my opinion, is the right time to go and learn about another tale, Benzema added.
"Speaking with so many emotions is challenging, but I wanted to thank Real Madrid and my teammates. In my life, it was a wise choice. I've had the good fortune to realize a childhood fantasy.
Real's primary goal-scoring threat after Cristiano Ronaldo departed the team in 2018 to join Juventus is Karim Benzema, who joined Real from Lyon in 2009.
Benzema won 24 major awards during his tenure in Madrid, including five Champions League and four La Liga crowns. He scored 354 goals for Real, ranking second on the team's all-time scoring record after Ronaldo.
Florentino Perez, president of Real Madrid, thanked Karim Benzema for his work at the team and stated, "Karim, you have been an example of behavior and professionalism in our club."
"You have the freedom to choose your own fate. A future that is exclusively yours we must respect it''
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