Karim Benzema carries two (or a bit more) years being the big star of the Real Madrid and a reference in the European football. With Robert Lewandowski or Kylian Mbappé has turned into one of the footballers of the moment and in this week has 'stolen' all the headlines of the international press after marking, in less than twenty minutes, a 'hat-trick' to put to his team in the quarter-finals of the Champions League; something that seemed impossible after the absolute command of the PSG in 150 minutes of eliminatory.
The French already is legend of the White House (is the third maximum goleador of the history of the club), but also wants to be it in the European football and, clear is, with performances like the one of the past Wednesday in the League of Champions, is more near to achieve it. If it is that it no longer is a legend. Karim has taken advantage of the 'solitude' that left Christian in the Madrid to take impulse and improve his staged, his numbers and especially influence in the team madridista, but the history, however, could be very distinct.
'SPORT' Has informed this Friday that Benzema could finish dressing of Barcelona and no merengue before going out of the Olympique of Lyon, team where gave to know in the elite of the old continent. Before the season in which Pep Guardiola premièred like trainer of the Barça, the club tanteó his traspasó and travelled in several opportunities to the French city to transmit him to his club the intention that had of ficharles. The plan, as already we know it, did not result.
The information relates that during the 2007-2008, the then sportive director of the Barça, Txiki Begiristain gathered with Pep Guardiola and the name of Benzema went out in the conversation. From the club carried time with the lupa put in him because it began to dazzle in Tie it 1. "The one of Santpedor wanted to undo of Ronaldinho, Deco and Eto'or in his first year by the ancestry that the three had on the changing room, something that the trainer that today directs to the Manchester City beside the own Txiki like sportive director did not see clear", explain in 'SPORT'.
Begiristain Travelled thrice to Lyon and transmitted the message of the Barça, but of a moment to another, in April descartó his traspaso, although from the team lionés already had him 'advanced' that Karim (with 20 years in this moment) did not have intention to go out and wanted to remain there to keep growing. "Txiki Noticed absent to the player, that almost neither looked him to the eyes. It thought that it would cost him a lot of adapt to the changing room of the Barça and finish descartando his arrival", stand out.
The rest, is history
In 2009 Karim Benzema landed in Madrid and since has given steps of giants. It began 'eclipsado' by Cristiano Ronaldo, but from the exit of the luso has left clear sample of his quality, although it already has 34 years. SOr triplete against the Paris Saint-Germain has been the greater proof of all, but the reality is that it carries quite time in the highest.
In this season has marked 30 goals in 33 parties. In Spain is the maximum goleador of LaLiga with differences (pursue him Raúl of Tomás, Vinícius Jr, Enes UNAI and Iago Sails with 13), but in the Boot of Gold still is far of the 28 goals that adds Robert Lewandowski.