Saudi Professional League 2023/2024

[kawetsriyanto]

There are discussions that Benzema will become free agent and they will mutually terminate the contract and he will go to Lyon instead next season. Feels like not a bad move and I think that would help them a lot. It would be great for Benzema because he would be somewhere he wants to be and not at Saudi Arabia which is clearly not a place he likes staying, he leaves as soon as he gets any chance, when you dislike the place you live that much it is not a nice idea.

It is also good for Ittihad as well because it means that they are getting rid of a player who hasn't helped them much and still got paid a lot, they can use that money for someone who could actually contribute to the team. Lyon is the only loser, because Benzema will probably not help them neither.

I heard this rumor, the media stated that Benzema isn't comfortable in Al Ittihad because of some reasons. Benzema has an internal problem with the club management, he feels disappointed with the fans, and he didn't get proper facilities in Al Ittihad. Although he still has a contract until 2026, it is surely not impossible for him leaving Al Ittihad if he no longer feels comfortable there. Well, Not sure where he will go if he terminates his contract with Al Ittihad. Lyon is a good destination but he may move to another team if there is an interesting offer. So far, Man United and Chelsea are rumored to try signing him if Benzema really decides to leave Al Ittihad.

IMO, it is not a good idea if Al Ittihad management wants to get rid Benzema. It won't be easy to get the replacement of Benzema, he is actually a great striker. Why don't Benzema and Al Ittihad management to get the solution of the problem? I think it is still possible to recover the relationship between them. It depends on Al Ittihad management whether they want to try resolving the problem with a peace or by terminating the contract.

Related news:
1. https://www.goal.com/en/lists/karim-benzema-wants-out-al-ittihad-striker-eager-for-transfer-away-from-disappointing-saudi-pro-league/blt09ae519eb2d388d5#csaed43d1e08d0df13
2. https://www.transfermarkt.com/benzema-latest-star-to-leave-saudi-chelsea-amp-man-utd-among-clubs-interested/view/news/432830

[Leviathan.007]

Well we can just make like this season is concluded, so what are you thoughts for the next season?, Do you think we are gonna see more teams with european reinforce? Or the league is gonna just stand as it is?.

I expect a good transfermarket, but we also know Saudi teams seems like they like to buy or request loans more on the winter transfermarket.

Talking about the next season can be very easy in the Saudi Arabia with the current situation you can see from the teams. In fact, since they are in a good financial situation this can be very easy to say they are going to start seeking expecting players and send them good offers with a huge amount of money to get these players. Kroos will not join this league since he got retired from Real Madrid, but I think Robert Lewandoski will be very close and be a good option to join the Saudi League and finish his career there. Also, the other players like Salah were already linked to this league.
 

[entertheabyss]

Well we can just make like this season is concluded, so what are you thoughts for the next season?, Do you think we are gonna see more teams with european reinforce? Or the league is gonna just stand as it is?.

I expect a good transfermarket, but we also know Saudi teams seems like they like to buy or request loans more on the winter transfermarket.

The market is filled with compromised positions when it comes to players and clubs. The transfer market do have the exact players that are itching to play good pattern for their perspective clubs. SPL clubs are  not pushing desperately for players, rather they're bent on making improvements in their own standards of football. Saudi Arabia clubs have the estimated money to sign any player on their radar but what happens is, will these players be able to capture the moment?

[indah rezqi]

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I heard this rumor, the media stated that Benzema isn't comfortable in Al Ittihad because of some reasons. Benzema has an internal problem with the club management, he feels disappointed with the fans, and he didn't get proper facilities in Al Ittihad. Although he still has a contract until 2026, it is surely not impossible for him leaving Al Ittihad if he no longer feels comfortable there. Well, Not sure where he will go if he terminates his contract with Al Ittihad. Lyon is a good destination but he may move to another team if there is an interesting offer. So far, Man United and Chelsea are rumored to try signing him if Benzema really decides to leave Al Ittihad.

IMO, it is not a good idea if Al Ittihad management wants to get rid Benzema. It won't be easy to get the replacement of Benzema, he is actually a great striker. Why don't Benzema and Al Ittihad management to get the solution of the problem? I think it is still possible to recover the relationship between them. It depends on Al Ittihad management whether they want to try resolving the problem with a peace or by terminating the contract.

Related news:
1. https://www.goal.com/en/lists/karim-benzema-wants-out-al-ittihad-striker-eager-for-transfer-away-from-disappointing-saudi-pro-league/blt09ae519eb2d388d5#csaed43d1e08d0df13
2. https://www.transfermarkt.com/benzema-latest-star-to-leave-saudi-chelsea-amp-man-utd-among-clubs-interested/view/news/432830

In terms of quality, Benzema is still interested in several top European clubs, apart from Lyon, Man United is reportedly also interested in recruiting the former Madrid striker. The reason for being unhappy at Al Ittihad is indeed one of the factors why Benzema wants to leave, but Al Ittihad reportedly does not want to let go of the player. Al Ittihad will not be tempted by high price offers, because they also have quite good finances, their aim in recruiting Benzema is to make the Saudi Pro League more competitive. It's true, with the current situation, it is quite difficult for Benzema to return to Europe, because he is still under contract until June 2026.

Al Ittihad management seems to need to work hard to make Benzema feel at home at the club, building better squad depth and looking for a quality manager. Meanwhile, Benzema is reportedly also unhappy with the club facilities which he thinks are inadequate. I think this is the most basic thing that must be improved, before Al Ittihad plans to recruit other top European players. Overall, Benzema has failed to shine this season, as well as Kante, Al Ittihad must improve if they have the ambition to win the trophy again next season.

[macson]

Talking about the next season can be very easy in the Saudi Arabia with the current situation you can see from the teams. In fact, since they are in a good financial situation this can be very easy to say they are going to start seeking expecting players and send them good offers with a huge amount of money to get these players. Kroos will not join this league since he got retired from Real Madrid, but I think Robert Lewandoski will be very close and be a good option to join the Saudi League and finish his career there. Also, the other players like Salah were already linked to this league.

it seems like kross has a big chance of moving to the arab league in the near future while for lewandowski he has said clearly that he still feels fine at barcelona and doesn't want to be connected with the arab league or the united states league but humanly i'm sure lewandowski will choose The Arab League is the last place for him to retire from football, at this time Robert is already very old, there is no way he will stay forever at Barcelona.

[Hirose UK]

Al Hilal is the champion of the SPL this season because they have the maximum points and are at the top position in the points table. Although Al Nassr tried enough during the season to compete for the top position, they did not succeed and instead finished second. Each team will play the last round of the current season and from here the best teams will be selected. However, we do know that the top three teams in the points table will have the opportunity and qualification to play in the Champions League Elite, including Al Hilal, Al Nasser and Al Ahli. However, this season many expected Al Nassr to compete with Al Hilal but they did not. Although Cristiano Ronaldo's team tried hard to become champions of this season's Saudi League but could not succeed, it can be expected that they will definitely perform well in the next season. Al Nassr team has not been able to play with much excitement this season, and I think Al Nassr team must bring better players but they will be strong and qualify for the championship next season.

There's 1 match left in the SPL, and Al-Hilal have secured the SPL title, they're also almost making the same record as Bayer Leverkusen in their domestic league, playing 33 matches, winning 30 & drawing 3 times. Since winning 3 consecutive titles in the SPL, Al-Hilal were finally overtaken by Al-Ittihad last season and this season they are back to take what should be theirs. BTW, regarding the SPL next season, do you think that Al-Hilal will become champions again?

Al Hilal is still playing well and got win with 3 goals over Al Ta'ee who this season is in 16th place in the standings and indirectly occupies the relegation zone, Al Ta'ee defeat also ensures that they lose the opportunity to escape the relegation zone completely faster.
But Al Ta'ee still has 1 match to play against Al Okhdood and this should be the last match that can give Al Ta'ee victory, but on the other hand Abha Club will also meet Al Hazm is the bottom team in the standings.
From here, if Abha Club really wins the match against Al Hazm then it is clear that 3 team will be relegated this season and one of them is Al Ta'ee.

For next season I think the competition will be different from this season, I sure it will be much more interesting and really very competitive because the development of the SPL from season to season is starting to look very significant.
But on the other hand, I just want to see Al Nassr be able to gain excellence next season and be able to really compete fiercely in the race for the title.

[Strongkored]

There are discussions that Benzema will become free agent and they will mutually terminate the contract and he will go to Lyon instead next season. Feels like not a bad move and I think that would help them a lot. It would be great for Benzema because he would be somewhere he wants to be and not at Saudi Arabia which is clearly not a place he likes staying, he leaves as soon as he gets any chance, when you dislike the place you live that much it is not a nice idea.

It is also good for Ittihad as well because it means that they are getting rid of a player who hasn't helped them much and still got paid a lot, they can use that money for someone who could actually contribute to the team. Lyon is the only loser, because Benzema will probably not help them neither.

Karim Benzema's move to Lyon has started to circulate since the beginning of the year but so far there has been no confirmation that he will definitely go to that club, but he is not suitable for the Saudi pro league which is the right thing as can be judged from his performance so far and also some of the bad news that has been circulating about him. His relationship at the club was not good, even Ittihad fans didn't like him because they saw that the club's performance had dropped a lot compared to before Benzema was at the club, so it seemed like his decision to leave Real Madrid was not the right one, but it was difficult to refuse the tempting offer from the Arab club at that time.
Ittihad FC certainly hopes for a sharper striker and Hamdallah alone is not enough, with Benzema's decision to leave Ittihad there will be rumors about which European players Ittihad will buy for next season

[Gallar]

Al Hillal have actually been celebrating their title for a long time and I think it has been a long time  they can secured the SPL trophy this season from the pursuit of their rivals especially Al Nassr, Al Hillal who are only dominated by local players were able to surprise us with their ability to win and maintain an unbeaten record in the league this season, Al Hillal performance this season is indeed like Leverkusen, the performance, in terms of players and even their ability to maintain an unbeaten record in the league is certainly no different, this season Al Hillal still have two games to go, one league game and another game against Al Nassr in the final round of the King of Saudi Arabia.

33 match unbeaten is certainly a very remarkable achievement for Al Hillal this season, so it Is quite natural for them to win the league before the league ends this season, Al Hillal performance in every game they are quite konsistent and like Leverkusen, Al Hillal is also able to make an extraordinary comeback when their team almost lost at the end of the game,  Seeing the Dominance and consistency that they are able to maintain every season, of course we cannot deny that Al Hillal will still be a strong candidate for the championship next season.

This is an advantage that other teams in the SPL do not have. Even though the majority of Al Hilal players are local players, they can still perform much better than other teams in the SPL. Even Al Nasr as Al Hilal's rival has not been able to match the success achieved by Al Hilal at this time. In fact, if you look at the list of players that Al Nasr currently has, many of them are filled with players who graduated from top European clubs. Like Ronaldo, Mane, Brozovic, and also Alex Teles. But unfortunately, even though Al Nasr has many great players, they still haven't been able to beat Al Hilal this season. The last match between Al Nasr and Al Hilal also ended in a draw. So it is clear that Al Hilal is currently far above Al Nasr in terms of performance. And in the King's Cup, Al Nasr and Al Hilal will indeed meet again to fight for the trophy. However, if you look at the current situation, it looks like Al Nasr will lose to Al Hilal again.

Apart from that, Al Hilal's current unbeaten record can be said to be quite extraordinary. Maybe when compared with European clubs, Leverkusen can almost be compared to Al Hilal. However, the difference is, Leverkusen is almost unbeatable in all competitions, while Al Hilal is only unbeaten in the Saudi Arabian League. However, we still have to give a thumbs up considering that the teams in the SPL are now getting stronger, which of course makes the competition tighter, but Al Hilal was able to anticipate all of this. And for next season, the possibility of Al Hilal returning to become champions in the SPL is very big. Moreover, if for example next season Neymar can play again, Al Hilal will definitely be even better.

[iamsange]

Well we can just make like this season is concluded, so what are you thoughts for the next season?, Do you think we are gonna see more teams with european reinforce? Or the league is gonna just stand as it is?.

I expect a good transfermarket, but we also know Saudi teams seems like they like to buy or request loans more on the winter transfermarket.

If you look at the Saudi Professional team, they have good finances, of course in this transfer market they will be busy looking for European players who already have names so that they can discuss a deal to play with their team in Saudi Pro, this cannot be doubted seeing that they are very persistent To take the league to a better level, they want quality players and this does not affect the amount they will spend to bring these players to play in Saudi Pro.

In the transfer window that will open, of course their management will be busy bringing in players to their team in order to create a prestigious competition in the Saudi Pro league. It can already be seen how the Saudi team wants to compete as a title contender, therefore they will of course buy famous players in Europe so that can compete for the title.

[MAAManda]

There's 1 match left in the SPL, and Al-Hilal have secured the SPL title, they're also almost making the same record as Bayer Leverkusen in their domestic league, playing 33 matches, winning 30 & drawing 3 times. Since winning 3 consecutive titles in the SPL, Al-Hilal were finally overtaken by Al-Ittihad last season and this season they are back to take what should be theirs. BTW, regarding the SPL next season, do you think that Al-Hilal will become champions again?

For next season I think the competition will be different from this season, I sure it will be much more interesting and really very competitive because the development of the SPL from season to season is starting to look very significant.
But on the other hand, I just want to see Al Nassr be able to gain excellence next season and be able to really compete fiercely in the race for the title.

There's no need to expect that to happen next season, Al-Nassr has always been one of the challengers in the SPL title race for the past 4 seasons, so we don't need to worry about their performance. They're just unlucky this season because Al-Hilal has a performance that's above them. After all, Al-Hilal isn't a weak team, even before we knew about the SPL, Al-Hilal had already dominated this league.

I just hope that Al-Nassr can have a better performance than Al-Hilal next season, because it's quite unfortunate that they have various star players there but have never won the SPL since the 2019/2020 season until now.

[rendravolt]

There are discussions that Benzema will become free agent and they will mutually terminate the contract and he will go to Lyon instead next season. Feels like not a bad move and I think that would help them a lot. It would be great for Benzema because he would be somewhere he wants to be and not at Saudi Arabia which is clearly not a place he likes staying, he leaves as soon as he gets any chance, when you dislike the place you live that much it is not a nice idea.

It is also good for Ittihad as well because it means that they are getting rid of a player who hasn't helped them much and still got paid a lot, they can use that money for someone who could actually contribute to the team. Lyon is the only loser, because Benzema will probably not help them neither.

If I'm not mistaken, Lyon was his first team before Real Madrid looked at him and if these rumors are true then he could return home again. He will return to the club that has made his name and this will also be Benzema's last adventure before finally deciding to retire.

However, I am quite sure that for now he is still quite at home with Al-Ittihad and even if he leaves he will definitely wait until his contract ends with Al-Ittihad. It would definitely be a shame if he broke his contract with Al-Ittihad considering his salary per season is so large and he can do it again with Lyon when everything is finished.

[asriloni]

Talking about the next season can be very easy in the Saudi Arabia with the current situation you can see from the teams. In fact, since they are in a good financial situation this can be very easy to say they are going to start seeking expecting players and send them good offers with a huge amount of money to get these players. Kroos will not join this league since he got retired from Real Madrid, but I think Robert Lewandoski will be very close and be a good option to join the Saudi League and finish his career there. Also, the other players like Salah were already linked to this league.

it seems like kross has a big chance of moving to the arab league in the near future while for lewandowski he has said clearly that he still feels fine at barcelona and doesn't want to be connected with the arab league or the united states league but humanly i'm sure lewandowski will choose The Arab League is the last place for him to retire from football, at this time Robert is already very old, there is no way he will stay forever at Barcelona.

Kross? It's impossible to happen. He plans to retire from football following Euro 2024 and he will not continue to play in another club. I've heard that this has been planned by him for a few years ago. Kross is willing to retire when still at his peak performance and in real madrid, he has no plan to end his career when his perforance was declining. It will be a nice momentum to retire from professional football if Madrid wins the game against Dortmund, im hoping madrid to take the UCL for kross soon.
That will be some tasty trophies for Kroos before he retires from football and it will also add more achievmeents on his career. I appreciate what Krooss does. He is honoring his word if he intends to retire when the time comes. I'm really happy with his performance. He has been giving 22 trophies for real madrid since he came to the club. No doubt that he was a legend for madrid.

Kross was never interested in continuing to play in the absence of European competition. It is impossible for him to compete in the Saudi Pro League. He is usually constant in his statements; I remember him criticizing Ronaldo for playing in the Saudi Pro League.
Kross has possibly blacklisted the Saudi Professional League. It's too good to be true to expect him to go there. Kross was not a money whore.

[QueenVera]

It's a bit weird because recently i have checked the schedules matches between these teams but this match is not available but indeed it was confirmed the final match of King Cup will be helded on June 1 next month and Al Nassr will fight against Al Hilal and if i am not mistaken Al Hilal as defending champion of this competition besides that Al Hilal also as the most champion of King Cup with 10 titles and Al Nassr with 6 titles and this is interesting because just like i said before this is the only chances for Al Nassr to gets the trophy because previously they have already failed on Saudi Pro League and Asian Champion League

Ronaldo is very excited to facing this match because he want to broke the domination of Al Hilal in this competition and about head to head statistics this is their 5th meeting during this season in all competitions but Al Hilal records is more good than Al Nassr because from those meeting Al Hilal can win 3 times and this is interesting whether Al Nassr and Ronaldo can able to improved their records from Al Hilal or not and i am sure Al Nassr will go all in for this match and i expect them will be able to overcomes Al Hilal but about betting options i haven't checked the odds yet but i assuming Al Hilal status as the favourite

The Saudi Kings Cup will be the only trophy Al-Nassr team can win this season especially after they have lost out on the league. So I see them being able to give Al-Hilal some trouble and especially with the way they have improved in recent time, you can begin to get scared for Al-Hilal. ⁠Al-Hilal have been very dominant in this title as they have been able to win it over 10 times as compared to just 6 for Al-Nassr. Also the way Al-Hilal haven’t lost a game yet is a big sign that this final will be one very tough battle.

 The final will see both teams wanting to bring their games and for Al-Nassr they will be bidding to be able to end the unbeaten run of Al-Hilal this season. Al Hilal have been able to defeat Al-Nassr this season, you don’t expect the later to just take this match lightly going by this stat.

 Of course based on form and history Al-Hilal have the better chance and the betting odds will be to their favour. Al-Nassr will want to rewrite that and dish out a surprising match, so you can expect this match to be real tensed for both teams and I wish Al-Nassr will get the victory.

[rahmad2nd]

That's right, just beat Al-Wehda and Al-Hilal can get the "Unbeaten" title in their domestic league. Al-Wehda are not a strong team and are currently at the bottom of the SPL standings, so even though Al-Hilal will be playing away, I've no doubts that they can complete their league run perfectly.

I personally haven't looked at the betting market for this match due to the possible dynamics of the odds considering the match is in 4 days, maybe I'll go for Al-Hilal win on the 1X2 bet or go to Al-Wehda on the handicap bet.

These two teams have a very clear gap, both based on standings ranking and based on the depth of their respective teams' squads. Moreover, currently Al Hilal has the ambition to finish its match in the last week without defeat. As a coach, of course Jorge Jesus wants his team to achieve a perfect unbeaten record this season in the Saudi Pro League. referring to the match against Al Wehda this week, even though Al Hilal is playing away from home, it doesn't seem like a big problem for Jorge Jesus' team to finish this competition with a win. Apart from that, there appears to be a clear gap based on the odds provided by the betting exchange. which means, theoretically Al Hilal has a high probability of winning the last match to close their battle throughout this season.

If you bet on the 1×2 option, Al Hilal odds are @1.19. Do you think this is an ideal option to bet on? Maybe, but you have to budget a fairly large bankroll. anyway, for me it's not worth it. maybe you can choose another option, for example Handicap with -2 @1.87.  that means, Al Hilal must score a minimum of 3 goals. Likewise with the Under/Over option, 3.5 goals or under can be an option if you want to involve betting. but with the srayat, will there be 4 goals in this match. if you believe in something, you can vote for it. Regarding the team, it is clear that Al Hilal has a great chance of winning the match.

[entertheabyss]

Al Nassr will have to push again next season because there's more to accomplish on their end. This season was probably nothing like the previous one, everything turning out to play out smooth but the current status of the club needs improvement. Although they've made crucial signings to the club, Cristiano Ronaldo who have been battling with the top rivals but happens they're always behind because their best is not good enough to match with Al Hilal.

[Oneandpure]

If I'm not mistaken, Lyon was his first team before Real Madrid looked at him and if these rumors are true then he could return home again. He will return to the club that has made his name and this will also be Benzema's last adventure before finally deciding to retire.

However, I am quite sure that for now he is still quite at home with Al-Ittihad and even if he leaves he will definitely wait until his contract ends with Al-Ittihad. It would definitely be a shame if he broke his contract with Al-Ittihad considering his salary per season is so large and he can do it again with Lyon when everything is finished.

Still too early for predicting Karim Benzema future will return back to European team or not for next season, not any official confirmation yet from Karim Benzema will leaves Al Ittihad for next season after getting bad perform for the first season.
I think Karim Benzema still need time for adapting well with culture or weather of Saudi pro league competition, seems he can perform well for next season if still longer with Al Ittihad.
Having much salary I don't sure Karim Benzema will leave Al Ittihad for next season, difficult to get the same amount of salary payment if return to European team exactly Real Madrid have right replacement for attacking line and lack possibility will sign back Karim Benzema.

[FanEagle]

The fact that we still do not have a date for the kings cup final is a bit weird. We are at near the end of the season and it is going to be within the next 2 weeks for sure, probably within like a week, it is not like it is going to be all that complicated. They should have already known this, the fact that it is not official yet is still beyond bonkers. In the end, that will be the last game that Ronaldo could win a cup this season and they should probably look at that as a good game to probably get a win.

So, everyone is waiting to see when that will happen, it must be a very good game, I do not expect either team to play a bad game, it has to be something that will take a while and could be very good in the end for sure.

[Palakka]

The fact that we still do not have a date for the kings cup final is a bit weird. We are at near the end of the season and it is going to be within the next 2 weeks for sure, probably within like a week, it is not like it is going to be all that complicated. They should have already known this, the fact that it is not official yet is still beyond bonkers. In the end, that will be the last game that Ronaldo could win a cup this season and they should probably look at that as a good game to probably get a win.

So, everyone is waiting to see when that will happen, it must be a very good game, I do not expect either team to play a bad game, it has to be something that will take a while and could be very good in the end for sure.

Currently SPL only has one game left and all remaining matches will be played simultaneously on May 28 or precisely on Tuesday this week, currently Al Hillal is quite firmly at the top of the table and of course the league trophy is officially theirs, while Al Nassr who do have Ronaldo in their squad must settle for second place this season,  Ronaldo still shows his prowess as a world-class striker by becoming the top scorer of SPL this season, but unfortunately indeed all of Ronaldo's achievements this season have not been able to bring Al Nassr to win the SPL trophy or the Asian Champions League.

This season Al Nassr have one chance left to win the championship trophy but it will still be very difficult in my opinion because they have to face Al Hillal in the final, the Saudi Arabian King's Cup is the only chance Ronaldo and Al Nassr win the championship trophy this season, although it is difficult but I think Al Nassr and Ronaldo still have a great chance to get it,  Talking about the schedule of the final played, I think maybe you a little behind the information in that regard, from some sports media and also football websites such as Fotmob and Livescorer there has actually been a definite schedule that has been listed, the Saudi Arabian King Final between Al Hillal and Al Nassr will be played on Saturday, June 1.   

[Renampun]

Al Nassr will have to push again next season because there's more to accomplish on their end. This season was probably nothing like the previous one, everything turning out to play out smooth but the current status of the club needs improvement. Although they've made crucial signings to the club, Cristiano Ronaldo who have been battling with the top rivals but happens they're always behind because their best is not good enough to match with Al Hilal.

The final match will take place in the next few days and it will be impossible for Al Nassr to catch up with Al Hilal's points, but I'm not sure whether next season Al Nassr will be able to be superior to Al Hilal because in every aspect, Al Hilal is far superior to Al Nassr, their game strategy is much better and there are no players who are too special in their team, while Al Nassr still has Cristiano who is quite selfish on the field, Al Nassr has spent a lot of money to buy Cristiano, so it's natural that they want a trophy.

[Blitzboy]

There are discussions that Benzema will become free agent and they will mutually terminate the contract and he will go to Lyon instead next season. Feels like not a bad move and I think that would help them a lot. It would be great for Benzema because he would be somewhere he wants to be and not at Saudi Arabia which is clearly not a place he likes staying, he leaves as soon as he gets any chance, when you dislike the place you live that much it is not a nice idea.

It is also good for Ittihad as well because it means that they are getting rid of a player who hasn't helped them much and still got paid a lot, they can use that money for someone who could actually contribute to the team. Lyon is the only loser, because Benzema will probably not help them neither.

Al Ittihad hasn't been good to Benzema. He hasn't found his groove there, it's obvious. Rumor has it that he's at odds with the club's administration and the atmosphere. You must change when unhappy. Home and familiar Lyon could be a nice move. Lyon must consider this through. Even when not at his best, Benzema will be expected to do well. Risks can pay off big time for them. Now, Karim wants to be happy. The conclusion. Now, Al Ittihad may win. He's a significant earner, so letting him go if he's not performing could be prudent. It's business. You have to let go sometimes. No personal animosity, only club interests.