The Real Madrid manager divulged that the 28-year-old marksman has taken the news of his omission from France's plans ahead of this summer's European Championships badly.
Karim Benzema is "upset and annoyed" at France's decision not to select him for Euro 2016, according to Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane.
The French Football Federation (FFF) have ruled the Madrid striker out of representing Les Bleus following a meeting between president Noel Le Graet and national team coach Didier Deschamps on Wednesday.
Benzema had previously been suspended from France duty by the FFF in December pending the outcome of a legal investigation into an alleged plot to blackmail fellow international Mathieu Valbuena.