Karim Benzema, a 38-year-old Centre-Forward, refuses to leave Al-Hilal and does not accept any offered option for a summer transfer. The Al-Hilal management tried to resolve the situation by offering Benzema a transfer to one of the new first-division clubs in the league, but the French footballer rejected this possibility. Benzema has only one condition for leaving the club: he demands payment of the entire amount for the remaining year of his contract, after which he would independently and without the club's influence choose a new club. The French international, who has 97 caps and 37 goals for his country, joined the club in February 2026 and has a current Transfermarkt market value of €5.00m.