Benzema plays his role in the 'Mbappé operation'

Many Real Madrid players assume the position of ambassador of the white club when they hang up their boots. Benzema it has not waited for that moment to exercise it informally. The forward has taken his redeeming call-up with the French national team as a golden opportunity to convince Mbappé to sign for Real Madrid. He has been close to him during the entire concentration of the Eurocup and now both players share a vacation destination. They have not been seen together, but the publications that, with just hours of each other, the popular Turkish chef Nusret Gökçe, better known as Salt Bae, has done with both in his restaurant Nusr-Et Steakhouse in Mykonos (Greece) reveal that Karim and Kylian meet on the Greek island.

Despite being by age and experience (Benzema, 33, was returning to Les Bleus with 81 caps already in his boots) the younger of the two, Mbappé, 22, assumed the role of the Madridista's cicerone on his return to the Deschamps list after almost six years of absence. Shortly after the call for the Euro was known, the PSG player published a photomontage on his social networks to welcome the 9 White.

Already in concentration, Mbappé was very close to Benzema, with whom he was expressive and affectionate. Photos together, reactions to the work of both in training, complicity when they have coincided on the bench … “Mbappé is a phenomenon. I was able to train with him and we played with one touch. There is a lot of dynamism and he has a lot of speed. He has quality in front of the goal. He is a very good player, I don't have to say so.” Those words, worthy of being reflected in a 'scouting' report, were Benzema's impressions after experiencing what it is like to work alongside the latest jewel of French football.

The tournament was not especially brilliant for France or for Mbappé, who said goodbye to the European Championship without scoring and with the penalty slab missed in the penalty shoot-out against Switzerland. But Benzema did score two doublets against Portugal and the Helvetians and the good connection between them was seen. Karim's first goal against the still reigning European champion was a penalty caused by Mbappé and he assisted the madridista in the first goal against Switzerland. In the first match, against Germany, Benzema was Kylian's biggest supplier of balls, with twelve passes. A society that does not break ties on vacation and wants to bring its connection to the Bernabéu …