Benzema says when he's going to retire now that he's won his first ever Ballon d'Or

After claiming his first ever Ballon d'Or at 34, Real Madrid and France national star Karim Benzema was asked about his retirement plans.

"I'll retire when I wake up and it starts to bother me to go to training" - the Frenchman replied, as per El Chiringuito.

🌟🎙️¿Cuándo 𝐃𝐄𝐉𝐀𝐑𝐀́ 𝐞𝐥 𝐅𝐔́𝐓𝐁𝐎𝐋 𝐁𝐄𝐍𝐙𝐄𝐌𝐀?

⚽️"Cuando me levante y 𝐦𝐞 𝐜𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞 𝐢𝐫 𝐚 𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐫".

¡A las 23.45h nos vemos en MEGA! pic.twitter.com/rsGDfu97WD

— El Chiringuito TV (@elchiringuitotv) October 17, 2022

Well, hopefully that moment won't come any time soon.

By the way, Karim still has two years left on his contract with Madrid, which means he won't retire any sooner than in 2024.