Benzema not leaving Real

Karim Benzema insists he is not leaving Real Madrid according to Marca.  Rumours have been flying that with Paris Saint Germain interested and Benzema believing he isn't getting enough playing time that he is on his way out.

But no.  In a modest conversation with the French Television channel TF1 where he likened himself to Zinedine Zidane, one of the finest players to ever grace a pitch and headbutt an Italian he also said that he "has no intention of leaving Real Madrid."

With Benzema only having scored once in La Liga he has received some criticism and with Cristiano Ronaldo scoring a goal in almost every attack that Real have it's no surprise that he isn't getting as much playing time.  However with his, apparently, inextricable link to the great "Zizou" I'm sure he'll continue to persevere at the Bernabeu until he gets his own film too.

Peter Stickney

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