Eric Dupond-Moretti, a French criminal lawyer representing Karim Benzema, says the Real Madrid striker intends to sue newspaper Liberation.
Karim Benzema intends to sue Liberation after the French newspaper published a report linking him to an investigation into drug trafficking and money laundering, according to a lawyer representing the Real Madrid striker.
Benzema gave evidence as a witness in January as a part of an inquiry by the Paris prosecutor's office.
The France forward has also been charged with complicity in an attempt to blackmail and participating in a criminal conspiracy as part of a separate investigation into a sex-tape plot involving international teammate Mathieu Valbuena.