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Karim Benzema's Former Agent Rips Into Real Madrid Defender Raphael Varane

Karim Benzema's Former Agent Rips Into Real Madrid Defender Raphael Varane

Benzema's ex-agent aimed a dig at Varane.

Nasir Jabbar

Nasir Jabbar

Karim Benzema's former agent has slammed Raphael Varane, saying he's "a shadow of himself" on social media.

Real Madrid lost their second La Liga game of the season as Valencia smashed the defending champions 4-1 on Sunday.

Varane dropped a disasterclass in defence as his side conceded three penalties with the Frenchman scoring a bizarre own goal.

He somehow scooped the ball over Thibaut Courtois for Valencia's second goal.

Image: PA
Image: PA
Image: PA
Image: PA

And his showing at the back was the subject of criticism with Benzema's former representative Karim Djaziri giving a scathing assessment.

On Twitter, he wrote: "Since the Manchester City match, [Varane] has been a shadow of himself."

Image: Twitter
Image: Twitter

Of course, Varane failed to impress when Real Madrid played Manchester City in the Champions League last season.

He was at fault for two goals as City dumped Zinedine Zidane's team out of the competition.

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Image: PA

Djaziri's dig at Varane comes after Benzema told Ferland Mendy not to pass the ball to Vinicius Junior.

The striker was caught on camera, saying: "Don't play with him. On my mother's life, he's playing against us!"

They've since made up with Benzema in the middle of another potential row.

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Image: PA

Varane, 27, signed for the Bernabeu club in 2011 as a teenager and has helped his side to domestic and European success, winning three league titles and four Champions League titles, among other trophies.

Benzema and Co, meanwhile, return to action on November 21 when they face Villarreal in the league.

Featured Image Credit: PA/PA

Topics: Football News, Football, Karim Benzema, Raphael Varane, Real Madrid

Nasir Jabbar is a journalist at SPORTbible. He graduated from Bath Spa University with a BA in Media Communications. He's a combat sport aficionado, and has contributed to MMA websites AddictedMMA and CagePotato. Nasir has covered some of the biggest fights, while interviewing the likes of Conor McGregor, Darren Till, Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua. He's also an avid Bristol City fan.

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