Chelsea are said to be interested in signing Karim Benzema. It's been reported that the Blues had already sent a loan offer which had been rejected.
The Frenchman supposedly wants to leave Al Ittihad and would be open to moving to the Bridge. However, David Ornstein says that it's not going to happen.
“Karim Benzema, to my understanding, is going to be staying in the Saudi Pro League," the reporter said on the Daily Transfer Briefing podcast.
"That’s the intention of the competition, and that extends to his club, Al-Ittihad, despite there being a bit of an issue going on right now and suggestions that he’s not turning up for training camps, etc.”
“I’m told that he will be reintegrated into training, the meetings will be taking place, and I think there are some planned in Dubai for later this week, and they’ll try and smooth that situation over.”
