Zidane praises Benzema

“Benzema is compatible with everyone because he can bring all the good players together,” Zidane said. “Karim is a different player, he’s not a typical No 9. When I saw him start, he was playing more in midfield and out wide.

“He knows that he can do many things, he can score like a No 9 and he can do link-up play.”

Those are the words of Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane, who has made it clear that he values Karim Benzema ahead of the summer transfer window. Many fans and pundits alike have been expecting Benzema to move on from the Bernabeu for a few months now, but if Zidane’s words are to be believed, then it seems unlikely that he’d decide to let him go.

Zidane has already made it clear that he plans to re-build the club from the ground up this summer, but fans of Benzema can breathe a sigh of relief knowing that he seems to be apart of the plan after all.