Benzema in Barcelona: Marka explains why the French did not register at Camp Nou

The Spanish newspaper Marca revealed why Real Madrid player Karim Benzema did not join Barcelona as he was about to join Camp Nou.

The incident dates back to 2008, while Spanish coach Pep Guardiola was technical director of Barcelona, ​​not wanting to rely on Samuel Eto's focus at the center of the attack, while Benzema was a Olympique de Lyon player and a target for the Catalan side.

Marka said that former Czech sports director Chicke Begrestein had taken over Benzema and had gone to Lyon to sit down with the French to determine whether he could be included.

At that time, the rumors about his membership in Barcelona were very strong, especially as his technical reports were very good.

Marka adds that Begresten did not like what he saw of the French player, neither his character nor the way he had to communicate with him.

"The player did not look at his face during the conversation and for some reason he decided not to sign it because his adaptation to the Catalan team would be very complicated."

It should be noted that during the summer of 2009, Barcelona signed with Zlatan Ibrahimovic instead of Eto & # 39; o and turned the bet of Real Madrid on French, which has since played at the Royal Club.

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