Karim Benezema’s ears must be burning this morning.
The Real Madrid striker has tried to keep a low profile over allegations that he tried to blackmail his France teammate Mattieu Valbuena over an alleged sex tape.
The Lyon player has also kept his counsel on the entire sordid affair until this morning when he’s given the striker an absolute pasting in an interview with Le Monde.
French website OL News has translated the interview and have conveniently tweeted the best parts to explain the whole affair.
Valbuena first explains the background to the sextape becoming public.
Valbuena's video may have been stolen on his phone by a acquaintance of his who was helping him with some technical stuff.
— OL News / English (@OLNews_eng) November 27, 2015
He then explains how Djibril Cisse got involved in the entire mess.
Valbuena first got a phone call in May 2015, by Djibril Cissé, warning him that he heard something about him, but hadn't seen the video.
— OL News / English (@OLNews_eng) November 27, 2015
Cissé taled to MV about how difficult this position was b/c he was in the same in 2008. Cissé just let MV know – no blackmail/
— OL News / English (@OLNews_eng) November 27, 2015
The midfielder then claims he is not even sure if there is a video at all.
"When I asked for proof, Ii didn't get anything. I may have done videos but who knows, they may have nthg. They maybe saw sthg that's it"
— OL News / English (@OLNews_eng) November 27, 2015
The France international then revealed how he first was contacted by the alleged blackmailers.
He received a phonecall in June asking him to meet an unknown man in Dubai but the player informed the police straight away.
"I didn't try to arrange anything with that person. I have values and I will not be played with."
— OL News / English (@OLNews_eng) November 27, 2015
The plot then gets thicker than a big bowl of custard as Valbuena reveals he was told by police that it was expected someone within the France squad would try to speak to him about the alleged blackmail.
Valbuena then realises that Benezema is involved in the plot.
KB "insisted a lot for me to meet his friend. He was not aggressive, he didn't talk about money, but when you insist like this… pfff."
— OL News / English (@OLNews_eng) November 27, 2015
The midfielder then goes on to detail various discussions between the two players and how disappointed he was about Benezema’s alleged involvement.
"I can't defend the indefensible. I wouldnt do this, even to my worst enemy."
— OL News / English (@OLNews_eng) November 27, 2015
MV, about KB: "I can only be very, very, disappointed & note that the relationship with him is not as sincere as he may have let on."
— OL News / English (@OLNews_eng) November 27, 2015
The last word on the matter is how would the two payers react if they were once again to be international teammates.
Valbuena shows reamarkable maturity to admit that he could play with the striker again, but with reservations.
