Retirement from the NT
Days after announcing his international retirement on social networks, at the expense of the renewal of Deschamps, with whom he broke off a relationship that had not been consolidated after his return at Euro 2021, Karim Benzema continues to distance himself from the French team, completely distancing himself from several of his teammates on Instagram.
Following people in the French team
The striker stopped following many of those who were his teammates in his last days as an international on the well-known social network. Of all the members of the French expedition in Qatar, only Camavinga, Marcus Thuram, Tchouaméni, Mbappe and Varane have been ‘saved’ from the unfollow of the current Ballon d’Or. Although the causes are unknown, Benzema did not want to leave a trace of his last service in the World Cup finalist .
On November 20, just two days after landing in Qatar, Benzema was forced to leave the French camp due to a quadriceps injury. Days later, the newspaper L’equipe reported that some members of the team had felt liberated by his departure. The French newspaper also reported on a bad relationship between Deschamps and the player, who wanted to stay and recover in Doha, but the coach did not want to.