Benzema’s lawyer Hugues Vigier told RTL radio on Tuesday that the player was a victim of “political exploitation” with considerable consequences to his family.

The striker is leaving Real Madrid in the summer and has signed a three-year deal with the Saudi champions.

Karim Benzema goes into Real Madrid’s second leg against Manchester City with the Champions League single-season scoring record in sight

France and Real Madrid forward Karim Benzema has been given a one-year suspended jail sentence and 75,000 euro (£63,000) fine in a sex tape case that rocked French football.

Football star Karim Benzema will face trial in October for his alleged involvement in blackmailing former France teammate Mathieu Valbuena over a sex tape, prosecutors have said.