Hyderabad, June 1 -- Real Madrid captain, French-Algerian star Karim Benzema, has received a lucrative salary deal to join a Saudi Arabian club Al-Ittihad, according to multiple media reports.

The 35-year-old, who has a year left on his contract with Real Madrid - has already made a decision about his future, according to The Athletic, but it's not clear as to whether he has accepted or rejected it.

Spanish AS reports that the contract for Benzema is over 439 million dollars (Rs 36,29,07,03,250) for two seasons and will include him being pushed as an ambassador to host a future World Cup.

Benzema is Madrid's second-highest goalscorer of all time with 354 goals in 647 games, behind only Cristiano Ronaldo, who joined Al-Nassr after leavi...