The North London outfit have made record profits this year (£56 million), by the sales of several players in the summer and primarily, through the flat developments at their old ground Highbury. The group turnover has grown from £313 million to approximately £380 million, which means Arsenal do have cash ready, should Wenger want to spend it.
Real Madrid will probably want an estimated £25 million for Karim Benzema and there is no reason why Wenger should back down from the demands. However, relations between Wenger and Jose Mourinho are not exactly on good terms, so this could cause a few problems. Nonetheless, Arsenal are in a very secure financial state and at the end of the day like everybody says ‘money does talk’.
Personally, I would love to see Wenger splash the cash on Benzema this winter. The ex-Lyon man possesses great speed, power, and best of all, he is a clinical finisher. Fans may believe we already have too many strikers on the books at Arsenal, but from the bunch of strikers Arsenal have, who are pure centre-forwards? Robin Van Persie looks to be taking the shape of a modern day Dennis Bergkamp, who sits behind the striker. Nicklas Bendtner is not a consistent performer, and in all fairness is just not good enough, and although Marouane Chamakh has done well so far, he is not exactly a clinical finisher.
£25 million for a world-class striker may seem a lot to some, but in fact it is a price worth spending. The out-of-favour Madrid forward would make an excellent addition to the Arsenal team and could link well with Samir Nasri and Cesc Fabregas who would feed him constantly. Wenger must smash the clubs transfer record and bring in Karim Benzema, because the fact is the striker could make the difference between failure and success this season.
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I think Benzema would be brilliant for Arsenal but I don’t see that realistically happening. Why would he leave Real Madrid for Arsenal, doesn’t make sense. I know he is not a regular for Real Madrid but now Higuan will be out for 2 weeks for, so it could be his time to step up.
I really do hope we get him though if it is at all possible.