Karim Benzema has recognised that he intervened with Valbuena at the request of a childhood friend approached by three crooks who had a sex tape in their possession. He said that he agreed with a childhood friend about what he would say in order that his team-mate would negotiate exclusively with him.
Both Benzema and Valbuena were left off of the roster for the French national team's upcoming friendlies against Germany and England in mid November.To make that level of weird even weirder, in a separate incident, Benzema has also been associated with an alleged cocaine dealer, according to Le Point. A drug trafficking scandal known as "Air Cocaine" is rocking the French media, and Benzema seems to be entangled with the number one suspect. The suspect, known as "Daryan" or "Rayan," is alleged to have orchestrated a series of transatlantic flights—one of which ended in two pilots escaping by jet boat after abandoning 1,500 pounds of cocaine in 26 suitcases aboard the plane, according to France 24.After searching the compound of Daryan—purportedly a big soccer fan—authorities found pictures of Benzema with the alleged dealer, along with a set of cleats autographed by the French striker. Benzema's agent responded,Reports Benzema on tape saying to a contact: "don't worry, he has no choice, I'll make him understand. He'll pay." https://t.co/klc6p03Oga
— Jeremy Smith (@jeremysmith98) November 5, 2015
As of yet, there is no known connection between the cocaine incident and the sex tape incident, but even without relation, this is quite the stew Benzema has found himself in.I am not aware of this story and have never heard of a member of Karim Benzema's entourage being imprisoned in Spain for drug trafficking. You know, Karim has 20 million fans on Facebook. Any madman can take selfies with him several times. It does not mean they are related.