French press reports revealed that Karim Benzema, striker of the Saudi Jeddah club, may be one of the players nominated to lead the French Olympic team during the Paris Olympics next summer, due to the refusal of major European clubs to allow their players to participate. The French Olympic team, led by former star Thierry Henry, has the right to choose 3 players aged 23 years in the list that will compete in football competitions in the next Paris Olympics, which will be held during the period from July 26 to August 11, and Karim Benzema has become one of them. Strong candidates to lead the Roosters national team. According to the newspaper "L'Equipe", Real Madrid's decision to prevent its new star Kylian Mbappe, who is expected to join the royal team next summer, from participating in the Paris Olympics, gave Benzema the opportunity to return again to the French national team, after he decided to retire from international football due to... His dispute with Didier Deschamps, coach of the first French national team, during the recent World Cup 2023 in Qatar. The newspaper pointed out that the Saudi Al-Ittihad star did not close the door to returning to the French national team, despite the decline in the player’s level during the current season, due to the many injuries he suffered, in addition to his entering into problems with the management of his club, as the 36-year-old contributed to the Tigers team, scoring... 12 goals and 7 assists in 23 matches in various competitions.