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'I will come back to Lyon' - Benzema hints he could retire at boyhood club

Karim Benzema has hinted that he is considering drawing the curtain on his professional career where it all began, back at Lyon.

The former France international was born in Lyon and began training with the club at the age of 10.

He went on to make almost 150 appearances for l'OL, helping them to four consecutive Ligue 1 titles between 2004 and 2008.

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Real Madrid came calling the following year and Benzema immediately struck up a lethal partnership first with Cristiano Ronaldo and later Gareth Bale, with the trio taking four Champions Leagues and two Liga titles prior to Ronaldo's exit to Juventus in 2018.