After Karim Benzema's surprise visit to Real Madrid's hotel on Thursday, before the start of the 2025 Spanish Super Cup, several internet users made a remarkable observation about a relayed image. Despite his departure from the White House in 2023, Karim Benzema remains very attached to his former club. A legend of Real Madrid, the 37-year-old striker continues to follow his former teammates.
On Thursday, he showed his love for his former club by making a surprise visit before the start of the Spanish Super Cup 2025, which begins with the semifinal against Mallorca. Warmly welcomed, KB9 had a good time with the players. In one of the images relayed on Madrid social media, we see Benzema surrounded by Vinicius Junior, Jude Bellingham, Eduardo Camavinga, Brahim Diaz, and Aurélien Tchouaméni.
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After the visit, Karim Benzema indicated to Real Madrid TV the content of the exchange with his former partners: "I had a small conversation with my teammates, I'm very happy, I remember a lot of things, I also have a lot of love for all of Real Madrid," he confessed.
On social media, several people are wondering about Kylian Mbappé's absence from this photo where KB9 was chatting with his former teammates
🗣️ Karim Benzema: "I had a small conversation with my teammates, I'm very happy, I remember a lot of things, I also have a lot of love for all of Real Madrid." I miss it a lot 🥹🥹🤍 (link unavailable) — REAL MADRID FANS 🤍 (@AdriRM33) January 9, 2025
Announced cold in recent months, Benzema and Mbappé warmly reunited in the hotel lobby where the Madrid team is staying. In a few seconds, the two French players greeted each other and exchanged a few words. Beyond this brief initial discussion, we expected them to meet again to discuss much more. However, after the initial greetings, KM9 preferred to attend to other tasks, leaving his French teammates and the rest of the Madrid attacking trio to chat with Benzema.
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When we know that rumors of tension exist between the two French footballers, Mbappé's absence makes some internet users jump, estimating that the smiles on the faces during the greetings were only for the cameras. Jude Bellingham, who did not play with Benzema at Real Madrid, participated in the exchange between former Madrid players.
We can't say that Mbappé's absence was due to his recent arrival in Carlo Ancelotti's team. As French compatriots and internationals who played together, the two men should spend a lot of time together if everything was fine.
In any case, despite Karim Benzema's interesting words about Kylian Mbappé's arrival at Real Madrid, it seems that the two men are not truly close, which does not mean they are cold either, as French media suggested in the past.
After his visit, KB9 shared photos without Mbappé on his Instagram story, which continues to raise questions, with the caption: "Hala Madrid." Benzema on IG. 🤍 (link unavailable) — Madrid Xtra (@MadridXtra) January 9, 2025
Under these posts, Al Ittihad striker and Vinicius Junior distinguished each other. Everyone can draw their own conclusions about the real links between KB9 and KM9.