Madrid | French footballer Karim Benzema left Spanish club Real Madrid after 14 years. Bazema left Lyon in 2009 to join Real. Now he has signed a two-year deal with Saudi Arabian club Al Ittihad. According to reports in Saudi media, he has joined the club as a free agent. According to Al Ekhwariya TV station, the president and vice-president of Al Ittihad went to Madrid to negotiate a deal with Benzema.