🤬 "Talk about the match!": Benzema clashes with reporter after transfer | OneFootball

Karim Benzema actually celebrated a perfect debut for Al-Hilal. In the 6-0 victory against Al-Okhdood, the Frenchman scored three times and assisted another goal. He was accordingly satisfied after the final whistle. "It was a strong performance. We play together, we fight together," he clarified.

But then the mood shifted. When asked about his departure from Al-Ittihad, Benzema reacted extremely annoyed: "Do you want to talk about the game or about Al-Ittihad? Talk about the game!”

He also sharply countered further questions about whether he could play better with his new teammates than with his old ones: “I didn’t say that. I said that I felt good. That is something different.”

He also brushed aside rumors about a departure without a farewell: “Do you know it? You don’t know.”

One way or another, the commotion surrounding Benzema's transfer continues unabated. After what he considered an inadequate contract offer from Al-Ittihad, the former world star joined league rival Al-Hilal on deadline day. 

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇩🇪 here.

📸 Yasser Bakhsh - 2026 Getty Images