With Klaas-Jan Huntelaar joining Real Madrid this winter,
rumours have already circulated that this might effectively put the
defending La Liga champions out of the race to sign Karim
Benzema.
However, the young French international still seems intent on
leaving Lyon for the Spanish capital, as he revealed to Le
Buteur today.
"It is my hidden dream in sport and it is a dream that is coming
closer little by little," he declared.
"I like the white kit, the stadium, the atmosphere that exists
around the Bernabéu...I promised my mother that one day I would
play for Real Madrid, and I want that to come true."
Benzema has already become a hit in France, despite his young age
(he turns 21 in four days' time), and it seems almost certain now
that he will move on next summer.
However, the main stumbling block to any move could be Lyon
president, Jean Michel Aulas, who stated a few months ago that
whoever signed him would have to pay 'more than €100
million.'
The French international made his debut for Lyon back in 2004, and
this campaign he has already scored nine goals in 16 matches as Les
Gones bid for an eighth straight league title.
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