Europe's top 50 transfer targets for summer 2011 - Part 1
Posted Wednesday, July 27, 2011 by theguardian.com
Karim Benzema – Striker, Real Madrid
Age 23
Price £22m
French international Benzema joined Real Madrid in 2009 after the club paid Lyon in the region of £35m for him. At the time Manchester United had also shown a keen interest in bringing the striker to Old Trafford, although Benzema ultimately chose to move to the Spanish capital. He has been in good form for Real under José Mourinho, although he was left frustrated at being left out of the starting line-up in the Champions League semi-final against Barcelona.
Who might be interested in him: Arsenal, Manchester United
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