Emirates Stadium side told to fork out club record sum for Bernabeu star. Real Madrid president Florentino Perez is ready to accept an offer of £50m for Arsenal target Karim Benzema according to The Daily Telegraph. Arsene Wenger has been linked with an interest in Benzema dating all the way back to when the 27-year-old first emerged as a prodigious talent at Lyon and many reports this summer suggest that Arsenal are closer than ever to securing a deal to bring in the French international. Newly appointed Real Madrid manager Rafa Benitez is open to using either Gareth Bale or Cristiano Ronaldo in a central striking role and as such Benzema's place in the side's starting eleven could be...
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