BREAKING NEWS: Having agreed to join Arsenal on a SIX month loan,My dream is to win their first UCL title and to win the premier League title which they have never won in the past 20yrs now but let be known that after the six months I will leave Unless Arteta decides to meet up this THREE CONDITIONS”, Karim Benzema reveals the ONLY CONDITION that could make Him accept permanent offer amid speculation that the Balon d’ior winner has agreed to join on a SIX month loan
BREAKING NEWS: Having agreed to join Arsenal on a SIX month loan,My dream is to win their first UCL title and to win the premier League title which they have never won in the past 20yrs now but let be known that after the six months I will leave Unless Arteta decides to meet up this THREE CONDITIONS”, Karim Benzema reveals the ONLY CONDITION that could make Him accept permanent offer amid speculation that the Balon d’ior winner has agreed to join on a SIX month loan
Arsenal have been urged to “go and get” Karim Benzema on a six-month loan to help overhaul Liverpool and fire the Gunners to their first Premier League title in over 20 years.
Ahead of the north London derby on Wednesday night, all the talk around Arsenal once again centred on the club’s lack of a potent striker and inability to finish chances.
Arsenal haven’t lacked for clear-cut openings in recent weeks despite missing Bukayo Saka through a hamstring injury. However, those at the top end of the pitch – Kai Havertz in particular – have continued to falter in front of goal.
And with Gabriel Jesus suffering a season-ending ACL injury, Mikel Arteta has now been deprived of the only out-and-out striker in his squad.
Arsenal do have financial room to make a major signing this month. Their rapidly advancing move for midfielder Martin Zubimendi is with a view to an arrival in the summer.
And speaking on TNT Sports ahead of the clash with Spurs, pundits Ally McCoist and Rio Ferdinand were asked who Arsenal should sign if they do sign a striker this month.
“I’d go and get [Karim] Benzema,” said Ferdinand. “I’d say give me six months loan, Benzema, have that.”
Ally McCoist names more realistic target
Benzema, now 37, is one of the greatest strikers in football history. The Frenchman won five Champions League titles at Real Madrid and scooped the Ballon d’Or while deep into his 30s back in 2022.
Benzema brought his glittering 14-year stint at the Bernabeu to a close in 2023 when joining Saudi Arabian side Al-Ittihad.
After a slow start to life in the middle east, Benzema has rediscovered his form with 12 goals and three assists in just 13 appearances this season.
McCoist, meanwhile, pointed to Victor Osimhen as the man to fill the goalscoring void at Arsenal.
“I’d go for Osimhen,” McCoist said. “He’s still been scoring goals in Turkey. His form is not what it was 18 months ago with Napoli, but I think he can get there again.”
Osimhen is currently on loan at Galatasaray from Napoli. His agreement contains a break clause that top clubs can trigger if they intend to sign the striker in a permanent transfer.
Osimhen’s deal back at Napoli contains a layered release clause. He can reportedly be signed for €90m/£75m in January and that figure drops to €75m/£62m from the summer onwards.
