Real have agreed fee for Benzema.......

[kop-al-74]

He apparantly models his game on the Brazillian Ronaldo.

[JohnDoe]

not sure benzema would have been the answer....ribery without a doubt imo.
Benzema will be sold off by Madrid in 2 years imo after not fulfilling his potential

I think with Ronaldo and Kaka behind, even Emile Heskey would be a goalscoring sensation there. Benzema will be a hit, in my opinion.

[Slinky Skills]

Do Real Madrid have any intention of shoring up that shambolic defence of theirs?????

Obviously not.


That's the thing, their defence is awful. It will be well funny next season when teams smash them again, bunch of clowns.

[Lee]

Obviously not.


That's the thing, their defence is awful. It will be well funny next season when teams smash them again, bunch of clowns.

Gonna be some great games involving Madrid next year - goals galore. They will be shipping 7 goals each game but scoring 15. Should be fun to watch

[johnly]

He apparantly models his game on the Brazillian Ronaldo.

so his game would be 30% injured 70% in the queue at Mcdonalds yeah? Unless you're talking about Ronaldo's early days

[JohnDoe]

Real's back four will be actually quite decent.

They replaced Cannavaro and Heinze with Albiol, Garay and Arbeloa. That's some serious improvement.

[Warren]

Real's back four will be actually quite decent.

They replaced Cannavaro and Heinze with Albiol, Garay and Arbeloa. That's some serious improvement.

Yeah I agree, Albiol is quality and Miguel Torres looks like a cracking full back then you have Pepe, Metzelder, Heinze, Garay, Marcelo and Ramos which doesn't look like a bad defensive team at all to me.

If the players gel then they are gonna be a formidible team

[Skrtelmania]

Fingers crossed, will be gutted if he goes to Man U. The Telegraph were reporting today that Fergie was about to get his man - but the source seemed to be a teamate of Benzema at Lyon so hopefully he doesn't know ****!

[SK]

so utd can now only get ribery and aguero as suitable replacements for ronaldo. ribery does not look likely moving to england, and they'd have to spent a whole lot of money to sign aguero who's far from guaranteed of succeding in the premiership. happy days, now if we could only get one more creative player in the team, and we're not far from having a title winning team.

[Deano]

I've heard Man Utd have agreed to match any bid, leaving it up to the player.

[lickedlollipop]

Yep, these are rly hard times for them..

[Rich]

I've heard Man Utd have agreed to match any bid, leaving it up to the player.

We might as well thrown in a £100m bid then....

[rudedog]

We might as well thrown in a £100m bid then....

[Rich]

Dials hotline to Mister M. Hughes.

[dww]

From the BBC gossip doodar:
1303 BST: Lyon confirm they have received a bid for Karim Benzema, but claim it is higher than the £30m quoted and refuse to confirm it is from Real Madrid.
Full story: L'Equipe (in French)