Karim Benzema is reportedly thinking of accepting a club-record offer from Arsenal to quit Real Madrid. The 29-year-old striker has apparently grown frustrated of constant criticism at the Bernabeu, and the Gunners are handing him a route out. According to Spanish outlet Don Balon, Arsenal are proposing to double Benzema’s supposed wages of £150,000 a week to £300,000 a week, which would make him the highest-paid player at the Emirates. Arsene Wenger has deemed the Frenchman his No1 target upfront for a number of years, and the goalscorer’s annoyance at Madrid speaking to other forwards ahead of the summer means he may head for north London. Benzema is considered an...
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