Benzema joins Real

[BlueLion. 21,491]

17.43 Real Madrid have completed the signing of Lyon striker Karim Benzema for an initial £30million fee. The France international had also been a target for Manchester United and the deal could eventually rise to £35million.

Transfert - 01/07/09 18:15

Transfert de Karim Benzema au Real Madrid

L’Olympique Lyonnais informe d’un accord avec le Real Madrid sur les modalités d’un transfert de son attaquant international Karim BENZEMA pour un montant net minimum de 35 M€ auxquels pourront s’ajouter différents bonus liés aux performances sportives, permettant d’atteindre un montant maximum de transfert de 41 M€ net.

Il y a quelques jours, Karim BENZEMA a informé le Président Jean Michel AULAS de son souhait de rejoindre plus rapidement qu’il ne l’avait envisagé initialement le club madrilène qui a toujours eu sa préférence après l’O.L.

Le joueur a souhaité saisir ainsi l’opportunité que lui offrait le Real Madrid d’être l’un des éléments majeurs de sa nouvelle politique ambitieuse autour de certains des plus grands joueurs mondiaux.

L’Olympique Lyonnais a accepté la décision de Karim BENZEMA et il a négocié les conditions d’un transfert qui donnent satisfaction aux différentes parties.

Le club souhaite à Karim la plus grande réussite avec le Real Madrid qui bénéficie pour développer son ambitieux projet sportif de dispositions législatives (notamment en matière de sponsoring, jeux et paris en ligne avec Bwin) mais aussi fiscales et immobilières (fiscalité des sportifs étrangers et valorisation foncière privée pour le stade) incomparables avec la situation en vigueur actuellement en France pour le sport professionnel.

Done deal. Topic closed.

[Badboy 1,526]

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[Term-X 7,891]

best signing they have made imo

Benzema will become a legend.

[Mungii 3]

shiiiiiiiiittttttt!!!

[warnie_666 1,081]

Heartfelt condolences mate. I hope you stay strong. And Please dont harm yoursellf.

[BlueLion. 21,491]

How do you think I feel?

Oh well. We've got di Santo

[Kez 2,727]

Fuck sake who else are they gonna sign

[diskoviolente 425]

And now as a plan b, Manure is likley to sign Michael Owen. Desperate,eh

[Kez 2,727]

I would happily see Man Utd sign Owen

[Fulham Broadway 16,851]

I would happily see Man Utd sign Owen

Could be a shrewd signing for them if its a pay per play deal and he remains injury free. He'll definitely get better service than he did at the barcodes anyway.

As for Madrid, I still dont think they will win the CL, they will still ship goals.

Barca to win La Ligue and CL to really fuck them off

[BlueLion. 21,491]

Agreed. I'd rather have Messi than Ronaldo.

[Wxgba 306]

I'd rather have Messi than Ronaldo.

But I'd sooner have Aguero than Benzema.

[BlueLion. 21,491]

Rather have Eto'o over both in honesty. When you assess strikers, their main role is scoring goals. Eto'o does that prolifically.

[Term-X 7,891]

eto'o has won everything what possible motivation can he have as a two time champions league winner other than getting a few extra million for his retirement

younger players are hungry because they want to make a name for themselves.

[BlueLion. 21,491]

Eto'o scores 35 goals a season as opposed to 15. I'd prefer that, in all honesty.

[Term-X 7,891]

well that's never guaranteed now is it.

[BlueLion. 21,491]

And neither is a young player being "hungry" for success.