Karim Benzema admits he "looks stupid" over Valbuena blackmail case
According to AFP sources, Karim Benzema has admitted he was supposed to be a go-between for French team-mate Mathieu Valbuena and his friend who was one of the blackmailers.
Benzema had initially claimed he had nothing to do with it but eventually admitted he was in contact with childhood friend Karim Zenati over the matter and says he "looks stupid".
"I feel embarrassed towards my friend Karim Zenati because when he came out of prison and even when he was inside, I looked after him. We're very close," Benzema said, per AFP sources.
"I was supposed to act as the go-between and develop a relationship between Mathieu (Valbuena) and Karim Zenati."
When police played him a tape of a conversation between him and Zenati Benzema said: "I did have a conversation with Zenati, about how to bring up the subject with Mathieu Valbuena.
"It was not my aim that Karim Zenati benefited from this, I didn't think about that. I'm shocked. Honestly, I look stupid when I see all that."
