Now Real Madrid boss at 34, Karim Benzema has built his career, but also his life in the Spanish capital.
Thirteen years after the arrival of the promising striker trained at Olympique Lyonnais, KB9 has taken up residence and Le Parisien has looked into his royal life that the French lead in the heart of Spain. Since 2017, the Real striker has decided to leave the popular district of La Moraleja, where many club players are located, but also the schools of his children. Karim Benzema went even further north, towards Ciudalcampo, to join an ultra-secure luxury residence, where he felt much safer, especially from the paparazzi.
Dubai, Miami and Lyon
Villa anti-paparazzi, private jet and children in public school: welcome to the Madrid of Karim Benzema
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In this district, which you can only enter by passing through security doors and security guards, security is at the heart of the problem, even if that has not prevented the Frenchman from being robbed twice in recent years. In this corner lost between a regional park and a highway, access is limited and the neighborhood discreet, since it is other stars, in particular of television and cinema, who squat this district. When he is not training or playing, Karim Benzema can therefore take advantage of the 864 square meters of his villa, with of course everything you need, from the swimming pool to the gym, passing by the sauna, not to mention the garage to store vintage cars. Luxury, but also work, this is what makes the strength and longevity of Karim Benzema, who was inspired by Cristiano Ronaldo.
Decisive Cristiano Ronaldo
The Portuguese has always told the Frenchman to take care of his body at all times, and the clubbing of CR7 has clearly paid off given the form displayed by Benzema at 34 years old. With his personal trainer, his medical staff if necessary and his cook, everything is done to ensure that he is pampered at home, not to mention the care and infrastructure at Real Madrid of course. This is necessary to digest the repetition of matches, but also travel. Whether with the club, the national team, or for his personal desires, KB9 has approached the airport in order to be able to leave on board a private plane that he regularly reserves to go to Dubai as well as in Lyon, or in Miami, which he likes to frequent. The paparazzi just have to watch out.
Benzema comes out masked
When he goes out in public in the city, Karim Benzema “disguises” himself by often hiding in his hood, or by putting on more common clothes like a down jacket. A discretion appreciated, and appreciable, even if that does not prevent him from always keeping time for the fans and the children during the signing sessions or the training sessions of Real. A real Madrid lifestyle which will also be important if Karim Benzema ever had to make a crucial choice for the end of his career.
