TRANSFER MARKET | Benzema’s doubts pose a dilemma for Madrid: Joselu or Kane?

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2023-05-31 09:23:55

He Real Madrid The season ends this Sunday seized by uncertainty. The state of the white squad, with many renewals open and the future of various players up in the air, has made the atmosphere in the White House rare. But what is significant is that the situation that puts all the club’s immediate decisions in check is that of a player who has a contract until June 2024: Karim Benzema.

Benzema, offer from Arabia and indicated

The French striker, who was ending his contract with Real Madrid this summer, has already agreed to renew it for one more season. However, in recent days the club has been watching with concern some movements of the 2022 Ballon d’Or. Especially after the offer it has received from Saudi Arabia was made public, with an amount of around 200 million euros for two seasons, including rights image and various advertising contracts.

Karim closes this season with Less than 30 goals and being one of the greats pointed out in an irregular season in which minor titles have been added (European Super Cup, World Cup and Cup), but the League has been thrown away and the epilogue of the Champions League, with the 4-0 in Manchester against City, leaves a bittersweet taste . Benzema, 35, has not liked being singled out and is not attracted to the idea of ​​going out the back door if the team is not up to the task next season.

In addition, the idea of ​​losing prominence before the arrival of another 9 that generates some competition and gives him rest, does not make him happy. In fact, Benzema has openly positioned himself at the club in against the arrival of reinforcements for the forward in recent seasons, despite not having any guarantee relief. Whether they were Jovic, Hazard or Mariano. The Frenchman has always opted for the status quo up front and has assumed the leading role and also the responsibility.

From Joselu to Kane

All this has generated disturbing movements by Benzema in recent days, something that has sown uncertainty in high places. Florentino Pérez, José Ángel Sánchez and Juni Calafat had agreed to close the arrival of a 9 ‘low cost’ to complement the Frenchman, with whom they had already agreed to renew. A move for which they had looked to two player zero cost like the ex-canterano Joselu, who was released after the relegation of Espanyol, or the Brazilian Firmino, in whom the white club has shown interest.

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The dilemma in which Madrid now finds itself is whether to bet on this 9 as the bottom of the wardrobe or whether to launch into the market to sign a world-class striker, given the possible departure of Benzema to Saudi Arabia. And faced with such a situation, the man chosen by the white technical secretariat is Harry Kane, a player that executives like and that Carlo Ancelotti likes. With Tottenham out of the Champions League, the England number 9 could finally leave the ‘spurs’ squad at the age of 29, in his period of full maturity.

Therefore, Benzema’s decision conditions Real Madrid’s commitment to reinforcing them up front. If Karim leaves, the man is Kane. If Benzema stays, Joselu would be the chosen one. The word belongs to Karim Benzema, who after 14 seasons at the Bernabéu does not want to be singled out as Casillas, Cristiano or Sergio Ramos have done.

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