‘Real Madrid had been planning to promote Karim Benzema to Arsenal – it was all completed’
French star Karim Benzema was set to maneuver to Arsenal, however Luis Suarez’s transfer to Barcelona stopped the deal.
Benzema was one of many soccer icons to maneuver to the Middle East over the summer time after calling time of his keep in Madrid. However, he might have left the LaLiga giants virtually a decade earlier, with the Gunners main the race for his signature on the time.
“Before the 2014 World Cup, Real Madrid needed to signal me, and every little thing was on observe,” former Liverpool star Suarez revealed in a latest interview, when speaking about his choice to give up Anfield that summer time, after practically main the Reds to the Premier League title.
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He added: “They were planning to sell Benzema to Arsenal; it was all done. When the World Cup started, Barca joined the race, and obviously, I preferred Barca. With the bite situation, Madrid lowered their interest, and Barca became more interested…
“In the top, I had each choices and I selected Barca as a result of it was my dream.”
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Suarez left Anfield for sunny Spain in a £75m deal and would go onto to type top-of-the-line attacking trios the gorgeous recreation has ever seen alongside Lionel Messi and Neymar. While Benzema would star for a Madrid facet that will go on to overcome Europe quite a few instances and in addition claimed the Ballon d’Or.
Arsenal, alternatively, had a carousel of strikers who had a wide range of success in north London. Alexis Sanchez and Danny Welbeck joined that summer time, Lucas Perez joined two years later, earlier than Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Alexandre Lacazette adopted the next season.
