Believe it not or believe it maybe, but Metro newspaper is reporting tonight that Arsenal are set to make a £40million bid for Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema.
The newspaper doesn’t attempt to include any source or attribution to the transfer rumor, and the likelihood of Benzema signing with Arsenal seems a long shot when the Gunners have much worse problems to resolve — namely finding a defensive midfielder and adding depth to their defense.
But perhaps there is a grain of truth to this story? Thanks to a tip from World Soccer Talk reader named David, BBC Sport is reporting tonight that Arsenal are trying to sign both Karim Benzema and Angel Di Maria from Real Madrid.
Here are tonight’s world soccer news headlines:
Premier League
- Arsenal set to make £40million bid for Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema — Metro
- Charis Mavrias arrives in Sunderland for medical before £2.5m transfer — The Guardian
- Paolo Di Canio: I can get best out of Jozy Altidore — Newcastle Chronicle
- Chelsea will bid again for Wayne Rooney after Manchester United clash — The Guardian
- Liverpool on the verge of securing £10m Derby midfielder Will Hughes — The Independent
- Manchester City may have to pay asking price for Martín Demichelis — The Guardian
- 1863 football rule book given ‘rightful place’ alongside Magna Carta in British Library — Independent
- AS Roma offers £10.5million for Chelsea striker Demba Ba — A Bola
- Reading linked with £1m bid for Sunderland’s David Vaughan — Sunderland Echo
- Arsenal down to 1 fit central defender for Fulham game on Saturday — 101GG
- Crystal Palace Sign Puncheon On Loan from Southampton — Crystal Palace
- Michu and Ashley Williams are not for sale, says Swansea City chairman Huw Jenkins — The Mail
- Google Reportedly in Talks With NFL to Show Games on YouTube — Mashable
- Crystal Palace are favorites to land Yohan Mollo from Nancy — Metro
- Arsene Wenger compares transfer market to poker, says he’s not good at poker — Dirty Tackle
- West Ham owner David Gold suggests he’s battling to keep Mohamed Diame from Arsenal — Off The Post
- Tottenham Hotspur leading Toby Alderweireld race? — Cartilage Free Captain
- Swansea City boss Michael Laudrup without Nathan Dyer for Europa League clash — Evening Post
- José Mourinho, post-game: Paul Lambert “complains with every decision” (Video) — Pro Soccer Talk
- Martin Skrtel: Liverpool dismiss approach from Napoli — BBC Sport
- Arsenal told Juventus will not listen to any offers for Paul Pogba — The Guardian
- Cardiff City can afford to write off Manchester City clash – says Sky pundit Gary Neville — Wales Online
- Arsène Wenger says there is ‘no chance’ of Arsenal signing Luis Suárez — The Guardian
- 2013/14 Shot domination: Premier League week 1 — StatsBomb
- Laurent Koscielny nursing worst cut physio has ever seen after being kicked in the head against Fenerbahce — Mirror
Serie A
- Mario Balotelli has a talent that’s every bit as electric as his personality — Sports Illustrated
US soccer
- Reports: AC Milan headline Serie A clubs chasing Landon Donovan — Pro Soccer Talk
- Orlando City surpasses 8,000 per-game average attendance in 2013 — Orlando City
- Tracking MLS Coach of the Year race: Kreis, Porter and Pareja will make this a tough, tough call — Pro Soccer Talk
- New episode of ‘MLS Insider’ debuts on Friday at 7:30pm ET on NBCSN — NBC Sports
- An MLS Best XI of emerging stars (under-24, that is) — Pro Soccer Talk
International soccer
- FIFA & UEFA’s court battle over Euro TV rights ends in cold shower for governing bodies — Lexegesis
- Steve McClaren in talks with the FA over England Under-21 job following Pearce departure — Telegraph
European soccer
Football League
- Brazil boss Luiz Felipe Scolari reveals keeper Julio Cesar will not leave QPR — The Mail
- Championship shirt sales outstrip rest of ‘Big 5’ second tiers combined — Sporting Intelligence
- Leeds director wants to ban alcohol at Elland Road — The Mail
La Liga
- Lionel Messi injured? Barcelona star leaves at halftime of Spanish Super Cup’s first leg — Pro Soccer Talk
- Real Madrid want to parade Gareth Bale to world against Athletic Bilbao next Sunday — Telegraph
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