Transfer Toss: Arsenal Offer £40m For Karim Benzema, Real Madrid Will Use Cash To Prise Luis Suarez From Liverpool

Chris Wright

22nd, August 2013

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By Chris Wright

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The papers are rife this morning with reports that Arsenal are desperately trying to give their money to Real Madrid, offering £40million for Karim Benzema and a further £15-20million for Angel Di Maria in a good old fashioned “double swoop” deal – though a formal bid is yet to be received for either player.

It is also understood that Real are fairly keen to flog Benzema as they plan to use the cash to really get serious about prising Luis Suarez away from Liverpool before the transfer window shuts in a fortnight’s time.

Indeed, Spain-based journo Graham Hunter has just appeared on TalkSPORT to tell them exactly that: that he believes Arsenal have timed it perfectly to give themselves a “good chance” of signing Benzema as Real Madrid are becoming increasingly fidgety about opening talks over Suarez – who, he adds, is set on leaving Anfield, despite any assurances he may or may not have given his current employers over the past few weeks.

After a summer of bluster, things could be about to get very interesting.

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  1. chris crocker says:

    It is interesting because when the Suarez bid initally came from Arsenal way back when I thought it was to smoke out Madrid to sell Higuain so maybe this has been the plan all along. Wenger has taken a HUGE amount of flak but the players he seeks with CL experience will only really sign for a CL club and until last night that was still a doubt for Arsenal. I think this deal could now happen along with Castilas, Williams and…..a Midnight Sept 2nd deal for Cesc – it has been tortuous but i think eventually they will get it done.

  2. peedubya says:

    Yeah, cos Liverpool spent all summer fighting to keep Suarez so that they could sell him at the last minute and get hosed buying a sub standard replacement at the end of the transfer window.

    I’m sure Arsenal and Real would love this to happen though, cos it would mean they wouldn’t look quite as impotent as they have all summer.

    But my final word is “Riiiiighhht…….”

  3. denyowest says:

    Lets hope all rumors are true
    so that we can get back to challenge
    at the top level

  4. s says:

    real madrid are clearing the runway for bale…me thinks

  5. Carl F. says:

    Real about to back out of Bale deal due to his personal terms; he wants % of shirt sales – Real adamant not gonna do that. Benzema to Arsenal for 35 mil plus incentives —- from credible source.

  6. Doraemon says:

    Real should just offer their entire first team to Spurs for Bale. While you’re at it, throw in the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu!

    @denyowest, that was a beautiful Arsenal almost-haiku.

  7. usrick says:

    Or it could be just more bluster.

  8. Duda says:

    eal madrid are clearing the runway for bale…me thinks
    It is interesting because when the Suarez bid initally came from Arsenal way back when I thought it was to smoke out Madrid to sell Higuain so maybe this has been the plan all along. Wenger has taken a HUGE amount of flak but the players he seeks with CL experience will only really sign for a CL club and until last night that was still a doubt for Arsenal. I think this deal could now happen along with Castilas, Williams and…..a Midnight Sept 2nd deal for Cesc – it has been tortuous but i think eventually they will get it done
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