I did hear rumors about the possibility of Benzema leaving Al-Ittihad, but according to the news circulating, it was because of Benzema's less than harmonious relationship with his new coach, Marcelo Gallardo. Benzema is also reportedly often absent when training with Al-Ittihad and if this is true then it does not reflect well on him as one of the great players in the world.
I think as someone who has a lot of experience he should set a good example to his colleagues instead of avoiding them. Maybe on the other hand, Benzema is not very comfortable with this competition and if that is true then Al-Ittihad has made a mistake in making a big investment in one of the Ballon D'or winners.
Apart from that, I also discussed here that Al-Ittihad is hunting for other European players and Angel Correa (Atletico Madrid) who is predicted to be Benzema's replacement if it is true that Benzema will leave.
There are many complaints about Benzema in Al-Ittihad, he has been accused more than once of being lazy and not interacting well with the team, but 15+6 in 24 matches is a good result. You see, each player is different, Ronaldo and Mane have settled in very well, but Benzema doesn’t like this championship.
Benzema was just showing a signal if he was not feeling confidence anymore to play in the real madrid. This is the main problem of him and im guessing that if it was also impacting his performance in the field as well.
Moving to the SPL might be one of his bad decision since he has tried a few months to play in al ittihad but it was unable to get excellent result. It seems that Benzema is in a state of uncertainty, unsure of whether he should continue his association with Ittihad or explore other opportunities.
There are rumors that he may return to Europe, but so far the talk is only about Manchester United. Whether this is possible is not clear, but so far Benzema is not training with the team, he has a mini vacation, and what will happen next is not yet known.
Im also think that many people would be mocking him if will leave from ittihad. We have seen some players potentially to leave from saudi pro league this month. Benzema may be considering leaving from there if there will be some ue players will agree to go back in european club again.
I hope that those guys will be reconsider it again. Given that the EPL was a completely different challenge for each of them, it is understandable that they would think twice before deciding to leave their current club and venture into the realm of European clubs once more.