Benzema looks up to Zidane as his role model.

Karim Benzema hero is Zidane and his role model in who he follows

The Frenchmen feels the connection he has with former Real Madrid player Zidane, he believes that as his mentor he can succeed in anything.

” With Zizou, we often talk about, he is like a big brother and a true friendship has developed between us. I see almost every two or three days. Will he be a good coach? He knows football so why not? ” said the striker.