Wenger ready to hijack £30million Benzema move
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ARSENAL HUNT KARIM BENZEMA
Arsene Wenger ready to hijack £30million United move
KARIM BENZEMA - wantedARSENAL are ready to hijack the Manchester United move for France striker Karim Benzema.
The Gunners board will be prepared to fund a £30million fee for Lyon's Benzema, 21, if Arsene Wenger opts to cash in on Emmanuel Adebayor.
AC Milan have been considering making a new move for Adebayor this week. Togo ace Adebayor, 25, has also been linked with a move to Inter Milan and even Chelsea.
United are in pole position to lure Benzema - but he is also on Real Madrid's radar. The player says he would prefer another season at Lyon to make sure he cements a place in the France side for the World Cup. But the club's owners have hinted that a bid of more than £30m would turn their heads.
Gunners chief Wenger has been a long-term fan of Benzema. There were suggestions last summer he had a verbal deal with Lyon offering him first refusal.
On the face of it, £30m would seem out of Arsenal's range. But the Arsenal board have approved up to £40m on new signings this summer and the sale of Adebayor would boost the transfer pot.
Wenger hopes to sign Brazil midfield ace Felipe Melo, 26, from Fiorentina. But the Serie A club may want £25m with Arsenal valuing him at £15m.
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Erm good idea or bad?
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since when wenger will spend 30m on a player.
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Maybe when Emmanuel Adebayor move to AC Milan... The money will be about enough to pay for him I guess...
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I think this is just crap to inflate hie price
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he's french. plausible. if they sell one of their strikers.
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adebayor will make way for benzema
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this young guy is good!!!
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i think cannot la... wenger would not spend so much on benzema. Too expensive. But if wenger can offload adebayor to milan for 25 million or 20 million then might be able to afford benzema. Especially with the style that wenger does his dealings - add ons based on trophies and appearances.
But then another problem is with lyon. The lyon chief is difficult to deal with, always like inflating prices. This might be a problem because since if arsenal and man utd goes head to head, then he might push the price higher.
Also wenger would need a defensive midfielder and has set his sights on melo, which is rather expensive at 21 million. So we should see how wenger does his deal then.
Obviously, if both benzema and melo comes, and adebayor with senderos leaving arsenal, it would definitely be good for arsenal.
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nah i rather wan Crouch in and Adebayor out.
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arsene wenger so stingy.. sure boh.. maybe he just wants to pressure manu to pay more
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it will be a sad loss if he goes to RM cause EPL is losing quality to La Liga.
It seems MU n Gooners are bound to boost their firepower n it bores well for Lyon who is looking @ a big pay check.
it is not going to be easy for MU to get this deal given they have to fight with the price and nationality.
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wenger goin for the kill
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lol he never spends money de -.- anw, arsenal fans will kill him. another young plyr?
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Originally posted by emman-7-:
lol he never spends money de -.- anw, arsenal fans will kill him. another young plyr?
was walcott free?
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Man Utd fans will hate me for saying this:
Benzema to Arsenal is the way to go! Continue the French legacy...
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Arsenal fans will hate me for saying this....
Benzema will most probably choose Man Utd over Arsenal. Why would he from a title-winning club (Lyon) to a team fighting for CL place every year?
I think priority for Arsenal is to buy a ball-winning hardman in midfield. I say this coz i think what Arsenal lacks is not a striker but a proper DM. Only after buying shoring up the central midifield can the already talented forwards have freedom to express.
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well, RM has put in a 32m bill... end of story..
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i think arsenal need melo more than benezma.
arsenal failure to capture title is because they concede too many goals. they had a good scoring record last season.
arsenal has enough fire power with or without benzema.
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Benzemm initially said he wants to stay at Lyon to guarantee his place for next year world cup?
by joining RM, can he guarantee he is playing week in week out?
You got Raul, Gonzala, Huntelaar, RVN and Ronaldo can also play in that position too.
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to have a better chance at next year world cup. beter join man utd.
they lost tevez and ronaldo and are desperate for striker.
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Benzema to Real Mad.
It will be interesting to see how they keep all the players happy with all the egos. Who to play, who to bench?
All the more funnier if they end up this season without the La Liga title or CL.
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Ok Hijack Fail Kena Arrested