Benzema Can Negotiate Madrid Move

Lyon might not wish to sell Karim Benzema but according to his agent today the French striker can negotiate his own way out of the club but might not choose to do so next summer.

Real Madrid might not have got their targets this year but they are preparing early for next season and so far the news surrounding Karim Benzema is promising for the Spaniards.

The president of Lyon, Jean Michel Aulas, is seen as the main problem for any deal, due to his desire to make the most out of any player he sells, but speaking today Benzema's agent, Karim Djaziri, says the striker can negotiate his own way out of the club.

"It is not a case of an agreement to leave, but rather of a series of conditions," he explained, "It is as if Raúl or Iniesta wanted to go. I think they would have an honest position with the club, such as, 'I want my club to earn money from me if I go.' But Benzema is not even sure about leaving Lyon in 2009 yet."

Despite him not been sure though it is known that Real Madrid are keen to sign him and they usually, bar the summer gone, get who they desire. The one stumbling block apart from Aulas could be the fee and Djaziri said he couldn't even put a price on his man.

"You would have to ask the president that. For me Benzema does not have a price, I cannot put a figure on a boy that plays like this," he exclaimed.

At the age of twenty it will be a difficult choice for the striker next summer as he will have to choose to stay in France another season and be a big fish in a small pond or move abroad and become the opposite. Speaking on his behalf his agent said Benzema is aware of his options though.

"Today the position of Benzema is to stay at Lyon, he knows that he is just a youth and only 20. He has understood that at Madrid, Barcelona, Milan, Manchester or Arsenal it is more difficult to gain experience than in France."

"It is very difficult and therefore he wants to have the experience of a man, of a player," he concluded.