Karim Benzema, a scorer of 30 goals this season, wants to earn better than any of his teammates at Real Madrid given his performances over the last year.
Real Madrid had a pathetic season in 2018/19. They finished third in La Liga, 19 points behind first-placed Barcelona and were beaten by the Catalans in the semi-finals of the Copa del Rey. The Champions League, a competition which they’ve won for the last three years, was unkind to them as well as the Whites were thrashed by Ajax Amsterdam in the round of 16.
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Life after Cristiano Ronaldo certainly did not go as per plan as the Merengues visibly lacked the goal scoring prowess in the final third. Failing to replenish 50 goals per season follow CR7’s departure was always going to backfire, but little did anybody expect the results to be as catastrophic as they turned out to be.
Julen Lopetegui and Santiago Solari did not even keep their jobs at the Real Madrid helm for six months and were fired midseason. Zinedine Zidane agreed to come back and even though his results have not been satisfactory, the manager will be spending lavishly on signing players once the transfer window opens.
Nevertheless, Karim Benzema has been a spark in an otherwise dull Real Madrid team. The Frenchman has struck 30 goals and assisted 11 times over 53 appearances this season. Now Zinedine Zidane’s priceless gem has asked to be paid accordingly and wants to earn 17 million euros per season thereby becoming the highest paid player in the team, as claimed by Fox Sports.
Being behind Sergio Ramos, Luka Modric and Toni Kroos but especially Gareth Bale has not made Benzema feel too well. Bale is currently the highest paid Real Madrid player but his departure would change things. Florentino Perez is not convinced with paying 17 million to Benzema, but Zidane believes that his compatriot deserves it.
Los Blancos are exploring options to replace Karim Benzema in the long run and Luka Jovic has been a prime target for them. Eintracht Frankfurt are behaving pricey with his case, but it eventually seems like Madrid will get their man. Benzema currently has a contract at the Bernabeu until June 2021 and will turn 32 in December this year.
With respect to Karim Benzema’s latest displays, should 17 million euros be a reasonable for him?