“I need only one assurance before i join Chelsea”- Karim Benzema makes critical January transfer to Chelsea as the French Balon D’Or winner admits he is only interested in playing at the Premier League on ‘ONE CONDITION

Karim Benzema will be all over the news until Al-Ittihad makes a decision about his future. When he joined the Saudi Arabian team at the beginning of June, the 36-year-old scored a lot of goals for them, but he is said to be unhappy in Saudi Arabia.

That made teams aware that they might be able to sign him in January. Arsenal and Chelsea have both been linked with a move for the Frenchman. Both teams really need more offensive punch, and Benzema would give them that if he can get used to life in England and keep up the form he showed every week at Real Madrid.

But because he makes so much money at Al-Ittihad, a deal for the former Lyon player would cost a whole lot of money. So, would it make sense for Mauricio Pochettino and Chelsea to make a short-term move for the rest of the season?

We asked the football writers at football.london what they thought about Todd Boehly’s decision to allow a move for Benzema. The Blues want to get back on track and give Chelsea fans something to cheer about until May.

Chelsea needs a custodian other than Cole Palmer very badly. It’s clear that they depend too much on the former Manchester City player.