David Bridges
- Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema has left fans confused after his social media accounts were cleared for over 20 hours
- Meanwhile, Real Madrid manager, Carlo Ancelotti has revealed that the La Liga champions have good backup strikers for French forward, Karim Benzema
- Benzema was involved in Real Madrid’s La Liga victory against Real Betis on Saturday, September 3, as Los Blancos maintained their perfect start to the season
Karim Benzema caused a bit of a stir after the Real Madrid striker’s social media accounts were cleared on Saturday, September 3.
Benzema had featured for Real Madrid as the Los Blancos earned their 4th win in 4 games in La Liga before his Twitter and Instagram accounts got cleared a few moments later.
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According to Football Espana, the social media accounts are still active, but all the content from both has been removed with no explanation from Benzema.
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But AS has now reported Benzema returned to his social networks with an image with his son at Real Madrid’s training ground and a message stating: “On the right path” after over 20 hours of both accounts being inactive.
Karim Benzema is regarded as one of Real Madrid’s best players and the French forward has a large fanbase with over 57 million followers on his Instagram account alone.
Carlo Ancelotti makes surprise Karim Benzema claim
Meanwhile, Real Madrid manager, Carlo Ancelotti has revealed that the La Liga champions have good backup strikers for French forward, Karim Benzema, Fansided reports.
Benzema has struggled to hit his best form for Real Madrid this season and Los Blancos fans have been worried the club has no suitable replacement for the striker.
Benzema has managed just 2 goals in the opening 4 La Liga games of the season, but Ancelotti is confident the striker will return to his best goal-scoring form soonest.
Real Madrid forward Karim Benzema sets sight on Ballon d’Or
Earlier, Sports Brief reported Real Madrid star Karim Benzema has targeted the Ballon d’Or after winning the UEFA Player of the Year award.
The Frenchman was named the best player in Europe after leading Los Blancos to LaLiga and Champions League glory last season.
He registered a remarkable 44 goals in 46 appearances for Carlo Ancelotti’s side Real last season, including 27 in the Spanish LaLiga, to become the top scorer in Spain’s top flight.
Source: Sports Brief News
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