KARIM BENZEMA has insisted there is no rift between him and Cristiano Ronaldo.
The Real Madrid striker and the rest of the squad are in Saudi Arabia this week for a warm-weather training camp ahead of tonight’s Spanish Super Cup clash with Barcelona.
The club’s all-time top goalscorer Cristiano Ronaldo, who this month sealed a move to the Middle East country after joining Al-Nassr, took the opportunity to visit his old team-mates while they were in town.
The 37-year-old Portuguese forward was spotted on camera speaking and reminiscing with a number of Madrid men.
However, Benzema was not among them, which led to speculation that the two former strike partners did not see eye-to-eye.
But speaking to Marca, the French star was adamant that the pair are friends and insisted he did not need any photos with him to prove it.
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Benzema said: “We don’t need to take photos to say we’re friends, the photos are for Instagram or Twitter, that’s another world.
“We didn’t have time to greet each other because I was training and immediately he also went to train.
“I hope to see him tomorrow at the stadium and be able to talk to him for a while.”
Ronaldo and Benzema both arrived at Real Madrid in the summer of 2009.
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They won the Champions League four times as colleagues, with the 35-year-old Benzema adding a fifth to his collection last season.
Ronaldo also lifted the Ballon d’Or on four occasions during that period.
Now Benzema has been able to pick up the accolade after his explosive 2022.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
