Ferguson set to lauch major bid to capture 2nd signing

• limpper

  1 Jul 09, 16:19

  Man Utd boss Ferguson to go to £38M for Benzema

  Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson is ready to go higher for Lyon striker Karim Benzema.

  The Daily Mail says Ferguson will hope to follow up an opening £25 million offer with a £38m deal for Benzema.

  Real Madrid have made an inquiry for the Frenchman after failing to land David Villa from Valencia, and will offer £25m plus players.

  Lyon, however, are well advanced with negotiations for Porto striker Lisandro Lopez and Toulouse forward Andre-Pierre Gignac, while team-mate Miralem Pjanic admitted yesterday he is convinced Benzema is heading for Old Trafford

• limpper

  1 Jul 09, 16:24

  Real Madrid confident beating Man Utd for Benzema today

  Real Madrid could clinch the signing of Lyon ace Karim Benzema as early as today.

  Marca says a deal to bring the French striker to Madrid is now just a step away, despite the intense interest of Manchester United.

  Real have made an improved bid of £35 million for Benzema, up from their previous £30 million offer, and are confident of agreement. After initially demanding £40 million, Lyon are now ready to accept Real's latest bid.

  Benzema is back in Lyon today to prepare for preseason training, which kicks off on Thursday.

• marcteng

  1 Jul 09, 20:15

  wtf RM again

   

  they got so much dosh to buy benzema, alonso, arbeloa?

• iceFatboy

  1 Jul 09, 22:48

  SAF, dump 50M on Lyon...

• pikapika88

  2 Jul 09, 08:45

  wa lau ask madrid go die la

• s0nic

  2 Jul 09, 08:50

  fugged up RM. spoil the whole market.

• iceFatboy

  2 Jul 09, 09:10

  Originally posted by s0nic:

  fugged up RM. spoil the whole market.

  :)

• s0nic

  2 Jul 09, 09:26

  Originally posted by iceFatboy:

  :)

  
  yah. thats why. if RM didnt have that much money and didnt have the banks supporting them, they wont have the money to pay such high wages, and players wont be attracted to RM that much.

• reyes

  2 Jul 09, 10:23

  RM normally get what they wanted. Benzema is heading for real for sure

   

• iceFatboy

  2 Jul 09, 11:27

  well, no big fishes left in market.. for I think RM will snap up ribery too.

• s0nic

  2 Jul 09, 11:32

  if they used the money they spent on the 3 players they already bought to donate to charities, helping the poor, just imagine how much help they will be giving!

• omgukilledkenny

  2 Jul 09, 11:52

  I dont think Fergie even made a bid.

• iceFatboy

  2 Jul 09, 15:38

  Originally posted by omgukilledkenny:

  I dont think Fergie even made a bid.

  okie the worse happened..

  imagine, still winning the league plus UCL.. that will be such a rare achievement..