SUMMARY
- recently karim Benzema's name has been surrounded by something unwanted regarding himself and his career.
- Karim Benzema and his legal team have launched a case against Gerald Darmanin, the interior minister of France, alleging that Karim has connections to a terrorist group.
The French soccer star, Karim Benzema has been one of the deadliest strikers in soccer for over a decade now and continues to perform at the highest levels in the sport. However recently his name has been surrounded by something unwanted regarding himself and his career.
Karim Benzema of Al-Ittihad and his legal team have launched a case against Gerald Darmanin, the interior minister of France, alleging that Karim has connections to a terrorist group. According to Darmanin, Benzema was associated with the Muslim Brotherhood, which is considered a terrorist organization by many countries and states.
When the confrontation with Israel was still going on in October 2023, Benzema used the social media site X (previously Twitter) to offer his sympathies to the victims in Gaza. According to the legendary Real Madrid player, via (Get French Football News): “All our prayers for the habitants of Gaza, once again victims of these unfair bombings that spare neither women nor children.”
Karim Benzema files defamation lawsuit against French interior minister https://t.co/7z7fHhFyDi
— Standard News (@standardnews) January 17, 2024
Darmanin, meanwhile, told C News something startling and contentious: “[He] has notorious ties, as we all know, with the Muslim Brotherhood.” Certain nations, including the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Austria, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia, classify the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist organization.
It’s important to note that Benzema is currently a Saudi club football player for Al-Ittihad, located in Jeddah. The 2022 Ballon d’Or winner earlier downplayed the grave accusations made by Darmanin. But this time Karim and his legal team have filed a defamation case against Darmanin.
Is Karim Benzema joining Chelsea FC?
Karim Benzema completed a sensational free move to Al-Ittihad in the summer of 2023, but sources have it that he is not pleased there. The French striker has reportedly expressed his desire to go, and Chelsea, one of the biggest teams in the Premier League and rumored to be seeking to buy a striker, has been identified as a possible destination for the great player.
🚨 Chelsea have been offered Karim Benzema, Roberto Firmino and Aleksandar Mitrović from the Saudi Pro League as Mauricio Pochettino seeks to add firepower to his squad.
(Source: Daily Express) pic.twitter.com/Tjs1zDLe1J
— Transfer News Live (@DeadlineDayLive) January 17, 2024
But journalist David Ornstein has written off the possibility that Benzema will depart Al-Ittihad in January. Through Football Transfers, he stated: “Karim Benzema, to my understanding, is going to be staying in the Saudi Pro League. That’s the intention of the competition and that extends to his club Al-Ittihad despite there clearly being a bit of an issue going on right now and suggestions that he’s not turning up for training camps, etc.”
It remains to be seen where his future lies as there are many possibilities that Karim may leave in the summer transfer window if not the January transfer window. He is an established striker and many clubs will be looking to sign him if he is put up for sale.
Karim Benzema opens up on the claims made against him by the interior minister of France
Famous soccer player Karim Benzema has sued French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin for defamation after the latter claimed Benzema had ties to the Muslim Brotherhood, according to media sources. Karim said, “I am aware of the extent to which, because of my notoriety, I am being used in political games, which are all the more scandalous given that the dramatic events since October 7 deserve something quite different from this type of statement.”
On the contrary, Karim could leave Saudi Arabia in the summer transfer window, if not in the January transfer window, so it’s unclear where his future is headed. If he becomes up for sale, a lot of teams will be interested in signing him because he is a proven striker.