Benzema will sign for Real Madrid - Agent
insideworldsoccer.com 7/1/2009 — Real Madrid won the race for Olympique Lyon star Karim Benzema , according to the player's agent. The gifted 21-year-old has been the subject of intense speculation for the last few weeks, with Manchester United also credited with an interest in the striker. But it now seems Real have stolen a ...

Real Madrid sign Karim Benzema for €35m
insideworldsoccer.com 7/2/2009 — Karim Benzema is set to become a Galáctico this summer after Olympique Lyon agreed to sell the striker to Real Madrid on Wednesday. Lyon said on their official website, www.olweb.fr , that Real will pay a minimum fee of €35 million, rising to up to €41 million depending on his success at the ...

Real Madrid sign United target Benzema
fantasyepl.blogspot.com 7/1/2009 — LYON, France (AFP) - Lyon announced on Wednesday the transfer of Karim Benzema to Real Madrid for 35 million euros in a deal which dashes Manchester United 's attempts to capture the France striker. > In a statement the French club announced that the fee could rise to as much as 41 million ...

Lyon confirm Benzema deal
skysports.com 7/1/2009 — Lyon have announced that striker Karim Benzema is to become the latest player to join Real Madrid.

Liga BBVA | Real Madrid : Benzema, nuevo jugador del Real Madrid
as.com 7/1/2009 — El Real Madrid y el Olympique de Lyon han anunciado de forma oficial, a través de sus respectivas webs, el fichaje del delantero centro internacional francés Karim Benzema al conjunto madridista. Según el club francés, el traspaso es por un montante ...

Benzema latest to join Real Madrid, Ribery wants in
soccerbyives.net 7/2/2009 — Photo by ISIphotos.com Fiorentino Perez said he was bringing in a new group of 'Galacticos'. He was not kidding. Real Madrid has added Karim Benzema to Kaka and Cristiano Ronaldo in the Real Madrud summer haul, and now ...

Are Madrid 12-round Prize Fighters Or Just King Of The 4-Rounders?
unprofessionalfoul.blogspot.com 7/10/2009 — Real Madrid unveiled French striker Karim Benzema yesterday as its third big money signing of summer transfer season. The former Lyon man cost a mere $57M for Los Blancos pushing Madrid’s summer spending over the $300M mark. All this spending makes for great headlines and underlines Perez’s ...

Real Madrid enter race for Karim Benzema
telegraph.co.uk 6/25/2009 — Real Madrid turn attentions to Lyon striker Karim Benzema after giving up on bid to sign Valencia forward David Villa.

Benzema Happy To Join United… But We Wouldn’t Cough Up
therepublikofmancunia.com 7/2/2009 — Karim Benzema has been a transfer favourite for plenty of reds and certainly has attracted attention from Sir Alex Ferguson over the years. Despite claims that he wanted to stay in France for one more year to remain settled ahead of the World Cup, ...

UF Quick Throws: Real Madrid Get Another Galactico
unprofessionalfoul.com 7/1/2009 — Several sources are reporting that Real Madrid has locked up a deal with Olympique Lyonnais for the services of Les Bleus youngster Karim Benzema. The fee is believed to be €35m (£30m) for the French striker, who has won 4 Ligue 1 titles with Lyon and been capped 24 times for the national team. ...

Karim Benzema to join Real Madrid from Lyon — FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER 7/1/2009
Lyon has agreed to sell highly-rated France striker Karim Benzema to Real Madrid in a deal worth up $67 million.

Karim Benzema to join Real Madrid from Lyon — The Seattle Times: Sports 7/1/2009
French forward Karim Benzema is following Cristiano Ronaldo and Kaka to Real Madrid.

Karim Benzema to join Real Madrid from Lyon (AP) — Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News 7/1/2009
French forward Karim Benzema is following Cristiano Ronaldo and Kaka to Real Madrid. Lyon agreed Wednesday to sell the 21-year-old to the Spanish team, which was competing with Manchester United to obtain Benzema. The French club said on its Web site ...

Real Madrid signing Karim Benzema (Reuters) — Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News 7/1/2009
Factbox on France striker Karim Benzema, who agreed to join Real Madrid from Olympique Lyon on Wednesday.

Lyon Confirm Real Madrid Deal For Karim Benzema (Goal.com) — Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News 7/1/2009
The saga finally looks to have come an end as Lyon have confirmed a deal with Madrid.