Soccer-Saudi Arabia's Al Ittihad to sign Benzema on two-year deal - Saudi state media


FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Champions League - Semi Final - Second Leg - Manchester City v Real Madrid - Etihad Stadium, Manchester, Britain - May 17, 2023 Real Madrid's Karim Benzema reacts after Eder Militao scored an own goal and Manchester City's third REUTERS/Carl Recine

(Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's Al Ittihad have reached an agreement with French striker Karim Benzema to sign him on a two-year deal, Saudi state-run Al Ekhbariya television station reported on Sunday.

Benzema is set to join Al Ittihad as a free agent after Real Madrid said earlier in the day that the 35-year-old would leave the LaLiga club after 14 trophy-laden years.

Al Ekhbariya said Al Ittihad's chairman and vice chairman were in Madrid to hammer out a "record deal" with Benzema.

(Reporting by Ahmed Tolba, writing by Hatem Maher; editing by Clare Fallon)

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