Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger will reportedly look to land
Karim Benzema this summer as
he looks to improve the club’s attacking options. The Emirates boss
knows that his chances of landing the French international depend
very much on whether Jose Mourinho looks to bring in a big name
striker signing this summer or whether the Bernabeu boss keeps
faith with the ever improving former Lyon man.
Real Madrid’s main striking
threat up front comes in the shape of Gonzalo Higuain but the
Argentine has spent most of the season out with a herniated disc
which left the La Liga giants with a paucity of options up front
and Benzema initially struggled to fill the hole which led to the
loan capture of Emmanuel Adebayor, which in turn appears to have
sparked life into the powerfully built 23 year old.
Wenger has long been a fan of Karim Benzema and was linked with
moves to sign the striker when he was in his Lyon pomp but a deal
never quite came to fruition but the Gunners manager is ready to
try again as he looks to freshen up his strike force.
Given that Robin Van Persie struggles to make it through a
season without a significant injury and that Marouane Chamakh has
struggled to make an impact in the Premier League following an
impressive start, Arsenal could well do with signing a striker who
can score 20 goals a season. Nicklas Bendtner and Carlos Vela may
well be offloaded as neither the Danish or Mexican international
has shown themselves deserving of a regular first team spot.
Real Madrid would not
accept less than £25m for Benzema which will of course lead many to
state that Arsene Wenger never spends big, but if he fails to
secure the Premier League title this season and therefore makes it
six seasons without silverware, then the Frenchman may have to
change a habit of a lifetime and invest in an established star
signing and in turn break the club’s relatively low transfer
purchase record.
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