When Haaland asked Madrid about Benzema: "And what would happen with Karim?"

• Renewal of Benzema, resentment and anger for France and the "yes" to Madrid until 2024: "They didn't want him"

The

was eventful at the

.

On the pitch,

walked through the minefield of the

towards their

European Cup, an achievement as extraordinarily dramatic as it was unexpected, coming from behind again and again over

en route to Paris while in the offices he drew the sketches of his future.

At the negotiating table, the competition was even more aggressive than on the grass.

There, between calls, hints and half truths, the board of directors of the white team ended up observing how two of the most brilliant pieces of the next football decade slipped out of their hands:

and

.

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Benzema, the rancor and anger for France and the "yes" to Madrid until 2024: "They didn't want him"

• Writing: ABRAHAM P. ROMERO Madrid

Benzema, the rancor and anger for France and the "yes" to Madrid until 2024: "They didn't want him"

But there was a moment, however strange it may seem to the fan, when Madrid was able to fulfill the dream of its own video game by having both of them.

Mbappé wanted,

and Madrid's economy allowed it.

Imagine what would have been.

Almost twelve months later, the first is still in

, the second changed Dortmund for

and Madrid, in its own greatness, has been European champion without either of them.

They know the history of French.

, in the summer of 2021 he asked to leave with Madrid, the whites made an offer of more than 200 million, Al-Khelaifi rejected it and everything seemed done for Mbappé to sign as a free agent in the summer of 2022. But the The striker, they also know, backed down and ended up expanding his relationship with the French team.

"Karim is an institution there"

At the end of March and the beginning of April, before that decision by Kylian, when at the Bernabéu they were planning the future of the team with the Frenchman's "yes" on the table, the Madrid board of directors met with Haaland and his

.

There was the father of the Norwegian and the sadly deceased

.

They had decided to leave the Bundesliga and the Nordic striker was seen in white, but only one circumstance conditioned his signing: «

».

In that talk, Haaland showed his doubts about his place in a lineup that should also have Benzema.

The French striker had already scored a hattrick against PSG, he was a

led by Madrid and his

, so he would coincide yes or yes with Haaland for at least one season in a lead that, at that time,

would also form

.

Too many pieces for an attack that, according to Madrid's scheme, only has three players.

Haaland did not need an answer to his question, he already knew it.

«

», he told his close circle, assuming the hypothetical problems of his football coexistence with the French.

The Norwegian has always admired Benzema, even more so after his last season, and he knew in that talk that Madrid could not promise him the position of their captain.

"Look at Benzema in Madrid"

“You can never stop looking for new ways to improve.

Look at Benzema at Madrid.

, "said Haaland about the Frenchman a couple of months ago.

Benzema and Madrid reached an agreement weeks ago to extend his contract until 2024 and the Nordic is on his way to breaking all records in his first season in the Premier League.

He has

, but while he does all this he does not forget the spring of 2022 and remains attentive to the end of Benzema's cycle in Chamartín.

The talks with Madrid ended when the Norwegian signed with City, but from Germany they rushed to ensure that he had an

.

At the Bernabéu, now in love with

, these details about the contract between Haaland and the 'citizen' are unknown, but

is still on the table.

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