Chelsea and Manchester City are both in talks with Karim Benzema’s camp over a possible move in the summer. The French striker joined current club Real Madrid back in 2009 and he has just one-year remaining on his current deal.
Benzema’s UK representative – Jonathan Hope – has claimed he is in discussions with the two Prem clubs mentioned above. He told GiveMeSport:
“I can confirm that I am in talks with Manchester City and Chelsea in regard to Karim Benzema. He has one year remaining on his contract and he would relish the chance to play in England. A £40 million pound transfer fee in the summer is not a lot for, in my opinion, the best centre-forward in the world. Chelsea are a huge interest given that Jose Mourinho is there, but we were at the Manchester City table last year and it looks similar this year.
“He is a great guy and a terrific footballer – the elite of strikers. Hopefully his future is sorted as soon as possible.”
Question marks are being raised over the Chelsea strike quartet of Fernando Torres, Demba Ba, Samuel Eto’o and Romelu Lukaku with Jose Mourinho expected to search for a new striker at the end of the season. Manchester City cannot claim to be short of firepower, but it seems possible that Manuel Pellegrini could indeed sign the French foward to re-affirm their dominance in that particular area of the market.
The question is, if Benzema truly is set to leave WHICH club will he choose?
By Charlie Gregory
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