Karim poses for a photograph after performing Umra.

Gulf Today Report

Social media users circulated a video clip of Al-Ittihad football club striker Karim Benzema after performing Umrah in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

The veteran attacker appears in the video he posted on Twitter today, Monday, while he was wearing the Ihram, and he sent a message to his followers in Arabic, saying: “God willing, Praise be to God.”

Last June, the Saudi Jeddah Federation announced the inclusion of French star and former Real Madrid star Karim Benzema for a period of 3 years.

Al-Ittihad signed a contract with Benzema last June until 2026.

The Saudi Federation published a video clip through its official account on the social networking site Twitter, and commented on it: "The Benz is federal.

Real Madrid had announced the departure of Karim Benzema from the ranks of the team at the end of the current season, and we have signed him with the royal team.”