Ballon d’Or winner Karim Benzema has agreed terms on a three-year deal with Saudi Arabian champions Al-Ittihad after leaving Real Madrid.
Benzema will earn almost €200m per season net salary, commercial deals included.
French striker Benzema, 35, won 25 trophies – including five Champions Leagues and four La Ligas – in 14 years with Madrid but they agreed to let him leave his contract a year early.
He scored 354 goals for Real, second only to Cristiano Ronaldo.
Ronaldo, who hit 450 Real goals, plays for another Saudi club, Al-Nassr.
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