This is a good thing. HH understands that a loan deal with an option to buy has been agreed with Real Madrid.
Benzema has been inked tentatively with many other clubs under the slowly reemerging sun including Le Arsenal, Chelsea, Villa and Manchester City of course.
Arry made a typical Arry style denial about the player last month. Loving the ‘at the moment’ bit. He’d swear not guilty in the Old Bailey and add, ‘probably’ afterwards.
‘There’s nothing in that,’ he said. ‘He’s a good player, I like him, he looks a real talent. But certainly we haven’t made any enquiries at all for him. There’s definitely nothing going on there at the moment.’
Frenchman Benzema 23, was on fire at Lyon but his stint so far at Real has not been accompanied by quite so many flames. His goal tally is relatively poor and he was dropped from the last French World Cup squad.
This may have had more to do with the state of that country’s entry or even his alleged entry into 17 year old hooker Zahia Dehar.
At this stage I am unable to confirm if West Ham are set to mount an audacious swoop and wreck this deal with a megabid, but do assure readers I will keep a close eye on the situation.
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Only one downer.
VDV & Benzema on relatively good deals from the mighty Real Madrid? Perhaps GB going in the opposite direction after a genuine tilt for the title? Hope not.
Hope we sign him, I think he would fit great into our 4-4-1-1 system!
if we do sign him ….. will he, er, you know, er, be like ,,,,, any good. I ask for my mother naturally
Watching a Bob Monkhouse tribute on the telly this morning. On one clip in ‘Celebrity Squares’ amid Willy Rushton and a liberal smattering of bastards was Spike. Top right corner. Grey, long hair. Briefly looking confused.
I wanna time machine for me birthday.
he he. Quite a nice litle storm to end the year on. I had to use a ladder you know
If Van der Vaart is the sort of player you can get from Real Madrid these days for the cost of 8 lovely mansions; I’d happily give a kidney and small intestines to see them at Spurs. Thanks and Bye.
Benzema is playing every week for madrid and scoring goals. Not a chance he’s leaving right now, especially for spurs.
Sorry Harry, but this is such utter bollocks. And for a very simple reason. Real currently only have two senior out-and-out strikers: Benzema and Higuain, with Ronaldo playing up there too, and only a few days ago Mourinho went on record saying he wanted to add a striker (here: http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story/_/id/858076?cc=5739) as Higuain is out long-term with an injury.
Plus, Benzema just scored a hat-trick, and is generally coming good for them at the moment. Is Jose going to let his one senior fit striker go on loan? No.
Not. Going. To. Happen.
Personally, I’d like to see Wickham – can’t see one of the big strikers we need being available in Jan, so would be nice to pick up a promising kid instead. Got the potential to be an Andy Carroll, but with pace.
Don’t be sorry.
It’s only a transfer rumour old girl. Might happen, might not (very much in place as we speak).
Passed on in very good faith…
Good man Harry, worth a punt but some of us do remember the KJh blog. I hope you’re are right this time, who’s wife did you shag on Spurs Odious?