Coming from Fabrizio Romano this morning One time Ballon D’or winner Karim Benzema has finally signed a 6 Months loan contract with this shocking Premier League Club
Karim Benzema is ready to make Manchester United and Chelsea pay attention as he thinks about leaving the Saudi Pro League as soon as possible.
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Nuno Espirito Santo, Benzema’s former boss who was fired in November, is said to have had a fight with the player.
There’s no surprise that a lot of big Premier League teams are interested in the 2022 Ballon d’Or winner. They need to sign a striker as soon as possible during the January transfer window.
In an effort to fill the void left by Cristiano Ronaldo’s exit, United used the loan market a year ago when Erik ten Hag signed Wout Weghorst.
Even though new minority stakeholder Sir Jim Ratcliffe offered to spend more money, United only have a small amount of money this month, and a move for Benzema has been discussed.
Ten Hag’s team has scored just 24 goals in 21 games this season, and since Anthony Martial was fired, finding a new forward is becoming more and more important.
Karim Benzema has scored 15 goals for Al Ittihad in 24 games.
Karim Benzema has scored 15 goals for Al Ittihad in 24 games. A picture from Getty
It’s the same at Chelsea, where Mauricio Pochettino still doesn’t have a reliable striker even though the club has spent over £1 billion on new players in the last 18 months.
Summer sign-up Christopher Nkunku didn’t make his Premier League start until last month, and he’s already had a setback with his fitness. Meanwhile, Nicolas Jackson’s form has been all over the place since he moved from Villarreal.
The Senegal player is currently in Africa for the AFCON tournament. Armando Broja, the club’s only other registered striker, can leave if Chelsea can find a substitute and get £50 million for him.
Arsenal also needs a new striker, and a loan move for Benzema might be appealing since Ivan Toney probably won’t leave Brentford until the summer, even though he seemed to change his mind on Wednesday.
For their part, Al Ittihad doesn’t want to lose their best player this month. His current deal has two and a half years left on it.
But the fact that Jordan Henderson won his battle of wills with Al Ettifaq before his move to Ajax is likely to convince Benzema that he can force a return to a big European club in the next two weeks.
