Karim Benzema looks set to become the fourth signing of Real Madrid’s starlit summer, after a deal was agreed with French football club Olympic Lyonnais. The 21 year old had been heavily linked with a move to Manchester United but now looks set to join Cristiano Ronaldo in the Spanish capital.

Benzema will cost Madrid around £30million, which takes their spending over the last month to an astronomical £178million, following the transfers of Kaka, Ronaldo and Raul Albiol.

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The big transfer stories this week have involved some of the top strikers in Europe. Speculation continues over the future of Lyon youngster Karim Benzema, who has been linked with Real Madrid, Manchester United and Arsenal. The French starlets club however believes that he will stay at the club till after next summer’s World Cup. The former French champions have also stated they have received a bid from Real Madrid, but the bid has been described as ‘not very realistic’ by Lyon’s director of communications Olivier Blanc.

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England Under-21 boss Stuart Pearce faces several tough decisions as he picks his side to face Sweden in the semi-final of the European Under-21 Championship.

England qualified for the semi-finals with a match to spare, giving Pearce the opportunity to heavily rotate his squad for their final group game. He made ten changes in total and a number of the replacements impressed, including Everton youngster Jack Rodwell, who scored the equaliser in a 1-1 draw with Germany.

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The USA pulled off a shock 2-0 victory over European champions Spain in the semi-finals of the Confederation Cup on Wednesday. The defeat ended Spain’s amazing run of 35 games unbeaten. The goals came from Jozy Altidore, who ironically plays his club football with Villarreal of Spain and Fulham’s Clint Dempsey with 15 minutes remaining. It was an incredible result which nobody could have predicted and a lot of people in the football betting world will be a lot richer for it.

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Paraguayan striker Roque Santa Cruz is set to move to Manchester City in a £18million move from Blackburn. The Rovers forward has reported passed a medical at Eastlands ahead of his proposed move. He’s been a long-term target for Mark Hughes ever since he became manager of City and it looks like the former Welsh international has finally got his man.

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