"I really want to help Saudi football grow" says Benzema
Karim Benzema joined Al-Ittihad in the summer after leaving Real Madrid.
Karim Benzema, who joined Real Madrid in 2009, left the team in the summer and joined Al-Ittihad. Benzema scored 354 goals in 648 games for
Real Madrid.
Benzema said about joining Al-Ittihad that he wants to help football grow in Saudi Arabia.
"For a really long time even before football, I always wanted to come here,"
he said.
"Also, it's a Muslim country. Straight away I felt this love for me. On and off the pitch I feel good. This country welcomed me with open arms. I feel the love of the people here so obviously that makes me happy."
"I really want to help Saudi football grow. Al-Ittihad was a project that was just starting to burst from everywhere so from my side I wanted to be part of the story. That's the reason why I came here."
Benzema's contract with Al-Ittihad was for three years.
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