Karim Benzema Not Happy With Lyon Champions League Form

Manchester United target Karim Benzema has admitted that if Lyon fail to progress any further in the Champions League he could be forced to leave them. The French striker who is rated to be worth around £20million is said to be a keen target for United boss Sir Alex Ferguson, who is looking to take the player to the Premiership giants.

The 21-year-old insisted that he was very happy at the Ligue 1 club, however he could be forced to look elsewhere should the French giants fail to get further in the Champions League. Lyon will be facing Barcelona in the first knock-out stage and Benzema is looking forward to the challenge.

He said: “I have reflected a bit on this subject during the winter break. I’d like to keep my opinion to myself before speaking about it to my family and my agent. But yes, we will have to see what happens after Barcelona. We have to stop all this talk about Lyon underachieving and to do that, we need to get past the quarter-finals. I love this club. I want to stay. But I would also really like it if we stopped getting knocked out in the last 16.”

He doesn't sound like a happy chappy to me and if it is Champions League success he is after then he is at the wrong club right now. Go on Fergie...............GET IN THERE!!!!

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Manchester United WILL Lose Carlos Tevez In January

Well that is to say, Manchester United will lose Carlos Tevez in January if you believe everything Real Madrid say. According to them, Tevez is Spain bound because United have delayed for so long over his permanent signing.

Madrid failed miserably in their attempt to lure Cristiano Ronaldo during the summer and now seem to think they can get Carlos Tevez to join them. I guess with the injury to Ruud Van Nistelrooy they are desperate for a striker now. I'm baffled as to why they don't follow the traditional route in their transfer dealings. That is to say, call the manager of the player you are interested in and then see if you can strike a deal. Using Marca and other half baked newspapers to do your dirty work and alenating everyone seems pathetic to me.

They'd like to see a deal done in the January transfer window, but as United have him on a 2 season loan deal, he's just not available to them. Unless of course they show some good manners and call Fergie, eat some humble pie and realise they are just a club from Spain to us.

Tevez is understandably a bit upset he has started so many games on the bench and now Real have seized the opportunity and are confident of signing him. The part of this rumour was the fact they said it was "In a complicated arrangement with MSI, who own the economic rights of the player". What on earth that is supposed to mean is beyond me and just makes Real look foolish in their games., United have paid a total of £6 million to loan him for two seasons. They would then have to part with a further £26 million to buy him outright. Talks about sealing the permanent deal have been put off and then put off some more and I feel Tevez is resigned to a move. In my mind £26m is just too much, that kind of cash will buy Karim Benzema. Add to this the fact Fergie has been talking about the buy back clause for Giuseppe Rossi as well as bringing Fraizer Campbell back from Spurs along with the recent signing of Zoran Tosic, I think the writing is on the wall for Tevez here......Back To Home Page...

How Can Tevez Possibly Stay Now ?

Carlos Tevez has clearly been relegated to 4th choice at Manchester United so is it really worth Manchester United spending £30 million on making his move permanent ? After starting just one of the last six Premier League games he is clearly fourth in the striking pecking order behind Wayne Rooney, Cristiano Ronaldo and Dimitar Berbatov.

The deal to turn his loan into a £30million permanent move was supposed to have been completed by now but so far all we have heard is excuses after excuse from Fergie about how the cash is available but the deal will be done in December, January, February etc etc. If they reached the summer and said "No thanks" it would not be a big surprise to any of us really.

While his penalty finally ended QPR’s resistance in the recent Carling Cup game, his all-round play hardly suggested he was grasping this opportunity with both hands. His finishing was awful, which is why United needed a late penalty to sink the Championship outfit and make it to the Carling Cup quarter-finals.

Right now Alex Ferguson has been linked with bids for Karim Benzema. He has also mentioned the possibility of recalling Frazier Campbell from Spurs in the January transfer window and we have Danny Welbeck impressing everyone too. Add to this the talk of the buy back clause for Guisseppe Rossi from Villareal and to me it seems Fergie isn't placing much emphasis on a United future for Tevez.

Alex Ferguson has spent big, big money to get his team back to the top - £29 million on Wayne Rooney, £32 for million Dimitar Berbatov, £19 million on Anderson, £29 million on Rio Ferdinand, the list goes on. With all these expensive signings some might argue what is one more? But with the credit crunch biting even Chelsea, Manchester United will need to make cutbacks. Can they really justify spending £30 million on a 4th choice striker ? That puts them in the leagues of Chelsea in terms of profligacy – so will the fans appreciate the success as much when it has clearly been bought ? .....
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Karim Benzema Says Manchester United Move Would Be Good

After talking so fondly about Real Madrid and Barcelona and a possible move to Spain, Karim Benzema has done a bit of a u-turn and when talking to L’Equipe, names Manchester United as a club which he dreams of joining.

"There are many clubs, Barca and Real, but also Manchester and Milan. It is all the big clubs which are dreams. I like Spain, but you can also really progress at Manchester or Milan. I want to reach a very high level.”

Benzema was linked with United in the summer but was believed to be interested in a move to Spain. Alex Ferguson is a big admirer of the 20 year old French striker who scored over 30 goals in all competitions last term and has so far bagged 13 goals this season for club and country in 22 appearances. Benzema has been valued at €100 million by Lyon and any discussions regarding a transfer will wait until then end of the season, he said: “People have been shocked because it’s a big amount…We’ll finish this season and then we’ll see.....Back To Home Page”.

Karim Benzema For Sale ?

Lyon aren't big enough or succesful enough to hold on to Karim Benzema it's as simple as that ! They might not like people saying this but the truth hurts. Benzema is too good and too big a character to even want to stay there in my opinion. Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has been alerted that Karim Benzema will be up for grabs next summer.

I personally think Lyon have finally accepted they cannot hang on to the talented striker and will accept bids in the region of £20million, unless one of these crzy bidding circuses begins. Fergie should stick to £20m tops and not bother trying a bidding war. I'd love Benzema at Old Trafford but we don't NEED him. Barcelona and Real Madrid will also be interested.....Back To Home Page