The divorce between Hervé Renard and the "Atlas Lions" is not without an impact on the morale of certain players, including Mehdi Benatia. In a message, which looks like a comforting one, posted on his Facebook page, the Captain of the Moroccan national team expresses his support for the French coach.
Medhi Benatia will not return to Juventus in Turin. The Moroccan international prefers to stay with the Qatari club, "Al Duhail".
He had to react, following the elimination of the Atlas Lions from the Africa Cup of Nations (CAN). The captain of the Moroccan team, Medhi Benatia, who could not participate in this match due to an injury, understands the disappointment of Moroccans. We have copied here the complete message he posted on Facebook (with the mistakes that dot it!).
Rumors of a possible return to Italy for Atlas Lions captain Medhi Benatia are becoming more and more insistent. After a golden semi-retirement in Qatar, it is very likely that he will return to Serie A next season.
AS Roma would be interested in the return of Medhi Benatia , to replace Kostas Manolas who is leaving the club this season. Will he respond to the call of his former club, despite his high salary with his current club Al Duhail?
Will Cristiano Ronaldo succeed in overtaking Lionel Messi by winning the Ballon d’Or for the 6th time this year? For Moroccan international Medhi Benatia, former teammate of the Portuguese prodigy, the question does not even deserve to be asked.
Moroccan international Medhi Benatia, in an interview with the Qatari channel BeIn Sport, affirmed that Morocco had every chance... of reaching the second round. While still hoping to reach the semi-finals. And as favorites according to him, he names the following: Algeria, Senegal and Egypt.
Medhi Benatia has just shared on Instagram a video of him going to Friday prayers in Qatar, riding a motorcycle and wearing a beautiful Moroccan djellaba. The hood on his head...
The Captain of the Atlas Lions, Medhi Benatia , who previously said he had chosen to play in Qatar so that his children could grow up in an environment imbued with Islamic culture, would have hinted that he might well return to play in Italy, and more specifically to his former club AS Roma.
Former Juventus Turin player Medhi Benatia is said to have reassured Hakim Ziyech, who plays for Ajax Amsterdam, about his chances of beating his former club. Which he only left last winter...
Medhi Benatia, the captain of the Atlas Lions, has just given an interview to BeIn Sports in which he claims, among other things, that it was not the money that pushed him to go to the Qatari club Al Duhail but rather football, which, according to his words, guides each of his steps.
Moroccan international Medhi Benatia has just revealed that he opted for the Qatari club Al-Duhail (after all leaving Juventus) for the Islamic atmosphere of Qatar, during a press conference given to the Qatari media by his new club.