“I can't win alone!”, Benzema calls for help from Saudi Arabia. In 26 matches in all competitions, the native of the Lyon region displays honorable statistics with 12 goals and 8 assists.

But it is far from Cristiano Ronaldo, author of 35 goals with Al Nassr, second in the championship behind Al Hilal. Al Ittihad is 4th in the league, Al Taawon is 5th and Al Hadeel is 6th. “He wastes very easy opportunities and seems to have lost the desire to play football,” said Saudi sports journalist Abdel Karim Al Jasser.