Lyon's hot-property Karim Benzema appears to have
changed his mind, as the striker has now declared moving to England
is an option for him.
The precocious attacker is seen as the future of French
football, and his performances with seven-time champions OL last
season, particularly against Manchester United in the Champions
League, made him one of the most in-demand players around.
The 20-year-old, who has already scored twice in two games
this term, has a career plan to lift up the Ballon d’Or trophy, and
reckons he will have to move abroad to achieve his aim.
After declaring recently that moving to The Premier
League was not one of his objectives, as he prefers La Liga
and Serie A, Benzema has made a drastic U-turn.
“Real Madrid? Why not. But they are not the only club that could
suit me,” Benzema told French magazine Sport.
“I don’t know the date of my departure neither my future
destination. England, Spain, Italy, everything is possible.”
He added that: “Some people think I’m an arrogant and
insensitive to the pressure. But my strength is that I know where
I’m going to.
“I want to win the Ballon d’Or and, to achieve this, I need to
win club titles and with France. When I speak about titles I mean
the Champions League. Reaching the quarter finals or the
semi-finals is not enough.
“That’s why I’ll need to play for a club that will offer me the
chance to win it.”