The arrival of Ballon d'Or winner Karim Benzema at Saudi Arabia champions Al-Ittihad may not be all positive as the deal puts the future of Saudi Pro League top scorer Abderrazak Hamdallah in doubt. On Tuesday (Jun 6), Al-Ittihad signed Real Madrid's second all-time top scorer, with 354 goals in a trophy-l
The arrival of Ballon d'Or winner Karim Benzema at Saudi Arabia champions Al-Ittihad may not be all positive as the deal puts the future of Saudi Pro League top scorer Abderrazak Hamdallah in doubt.
The Moroccan forward was a key part of Al-Ittihad's success last season. Hamdallah, 32, three years younger than Benzema, scored 21 goals in 26 games and clinched the top scorer award ahead of Al-Nassr's Anderson Talisca and Al-Hilal's Odion Ighalo. The player was relaxed about the possibility of Benzema's arrival when asked about it by local media last week.
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