Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema has said goodbye to the Royal Club.
"It's hard to talk, I'm overwhelmed with emotions. I would like to thank Real Madrid and my teammates. I was lucky to fulfil my childhood dream.
I will never forget Real Madrid. It is the best club in history. But I think today is the right time to leave and start a new chapter. The most important thing for me is that I won everything with this team, everything I dreamed of as a child.
I wanted to finish my career at Real Madrid, but sometimes paths diverge. It's a very difficult decision that I made together with my family," the Frenchman was quoted as saying by the Bianconeri's press service.