Official: Karim Benzema leaves Real Madrid
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Who should replace him and why is it taking so long to make a decision?
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Bye Kane 
Was clear
Sign him!!
That’s Madrid in for a striker then, just what we needed
It'll be 100% Saudi Arabia but Ancelotti saying yesterday Benzema had 1 year left and he'd be ready to play "tomorrow" and then "tomorrow" comes and he leaves shows you shouldn't trust anybody in football.
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From the Bernabeu to blue seats at the ittihad
Would be cool if he could team up with Case and Varane at OT but it's going to be a swimming pool of money in Saudi Arabia.
Definitely bad news that Madrid will be after a striker as they’ll go for Kane, who is the best striker we could get
Why don’t they just fecking get Haaland. Everyone leaves city to it
Why don’t they just fecking get Haaland. Everyone leaves city to it
So, the Saudi league is the new richer version of what the Chinese league tried to do a few years ago.
I have a feeling Perez won't fancy spending big on a 30 years old Kane. Not a lot of options on the market I guess.
Unfortunately the stars aligned at the right time for City. Had they got Kane before they wouldn't have got him and had Benzema left last season, Madrid would have been in for him.
Can we send McTominay and Maguire to Saudi? 100m each sounds fair
I don't think Levy would charge him as much compared to a "rival" but Kane also doesn't seem like the type to want to leave England
Some of you that want him at United — enough of the oldies at this club!
He doesn't but he'd be mental to not want to go to Madrid (or Bayern if they are hunting). Chances of staying in England is just us and that depends on our budget, and right now we are in owner limbo so no idea on that
He waits a year longer and his options are likely to be extremely limited
I can’t see Kane going abroad. He’ll want to win something in England or it’ll forever be the asterisk to his achievements.
People saying Kane, more likely they'll sign a stop-gap or mid-priced trad centre forward who can be rotated medim-term and then line up Mbappe for a megafree next summer, surely...
Haaland is going to be on his ‘official’ salary plus another 5 times that under the table. Madrid couldn’t afford him.
At first I thought "Is he leaving immediately? That's a bit weird with the season still going on" and then I remembered that the season is finished
I have a feeling Madrid won’t be spending that big, the “£100m because feck you” price is just for United. I think levy takes 60-70 from Madrid.
I also think Kane might consider kissing the PL record goodbye to join them.
Sure. But where are we going to find £200m?
What a terrific player he's been for Madrid. And for so many years as well.
This is a man who stayed at Spurs, he very could be mental.
Why would his options be limited?
Kane, even at 30 going on 31, will have myriad options on a free - he can play as a 10 as well as a 9. Dependent on how things shake out, he could have us, Liverpool, Newcastle, Chelsea (if they're signficantly less of a mess) the offer to play as a 10- behind Haaland (or if rumours are to be believed, Haaland has release clause come in 2024, which might see Madrid pay to link him up with Mbappe, so Kane could be City's 'Lewa' for the next 3-4 years), for starters...
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No it wouldnt. Not winning with Spurs isnt something that will look strange on a list of achievements. Winning la Liga and maybe a CL with Real Madrid will make more than make up for up for not winning with Spurs. Only reason for Kane to stay in England over Madrid is if he cares about breaking Shearer his record while also winning titles.
What a career he’s had there. Some shoes to fill.
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Kane to Madrid then
Reckon Kane goes to Madrid for 5 years and then returns to Spurs to break the record. Which ultimately is a pretty smart move for him.
He'll be 35 in 5 years. Needs another 48 goals to break Shearer's record so may have to come back to Spurs in 3/4 years max to be more confident of breaking that record.
Okay maybe returns in 4 years instead. He looks after himself so I'd back him to do it over a 3 year period.
I agree in one way but if it's a 1 or 2 year contract and we sign muani or huylund(sp?) As well it could be a benefit for us having the experienced ready made striker and a promising if not quite ready young striker.
Where I would be against it is if he's the only striker we sign. It solves no medium or long term problems
There’s going to be a huge, shocking move in the near future with this. Someone will move in their prime for 300/400m a year imo. That’s my prediction
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Real should take a gamble on Martial
I mean you would, he's 35, he's won everything and they're offering €200m or whatever a year. Easy one for Karim I think,
Saudi League will be like China 5 or 10 years ago. They sign a bunch of washed up star players on insane money, then they'll lose interest as economic times get harder most probably... You can't just create a league somewhere that has no football culture (or even the climate to play it outdoors most of the time).
Saudi League will be like China 5 or 10 years ago. They sign a bunch of washed up star players on insane money, then they'll lose interest as economic times get harder most probably... You can't just create a league somewhere that has no football culture (or even the climate to play it outdoors most of the time).
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