Whenever mentioning the legends of Real Madrid, people immediately think of big names like Iker Casillas, Puskas, Raul, Benzema and Ronaldo. However, only one of them received up to 25 trophies while serving the club.
This outstanding player is Karim Benzema. The Frenchman of Algerian descent joined Los Blancos from Olympique Lyonnais. The transfer, which cost the Spanish giants 35 million euros, took place in the summer of 2009. The 2004 European Under-17 champions took the lead thanks to an assist on his debut for Real. He scored a total of 15 goals in his first season in Spain.
However, he had to wait until next season before winning his first trophy. It's the King's Cup. Interestingly, he scored a hat trick during the competition. He won the Spanish Cup twice more in his career. In 2014, Benzema assisted Real in the first final against Atletico. The 2018 FIFA World Cup winner left the club in full form as he scored another hat-trick en route to winning the trophy in his final season (2022/23) at the club.
The four-time French champion also has five UEFA Champions League championship medals to his name. He made it special by accompanying all his UCL titles with the FIFA Club World Cup. The French-born striker deserves to be recognized when he has won La Liga as many times as he has won Ligue 1. He also has 3 Spanish Super Cups and 4 UEFA Super Cups in his trophy cabinet.
It should be noted that Benzema has won the La Liga and UCL Golden Shoe once. Coincidentally, he did both in 2021/22. Meanwhile, he is the current owner of the Ballon d'Or and UEFA Player of the Year in Europe.
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Liverpool are reportedly keeping tabs on Borussia Mönchengladbach midfielder Manu Kone and he would be the ideal addition
Work is well underway at the AXA academy as Jurgen Klopp looks to put Liverpool in fifth place in the Premier League by rebuilding midfield.
Europa League football awaits the Red Devils next season and that's what they deserve after a disappointing campaign that saw Klopp and his side draw criticism for neglecting the division. midfielder.
However, that is about to change with the upcoming arrival of Alexis Mac Allister from Brighton & Hove Albion. And attention may now turn to people like Manu Kone.
Klopp has made no secret of his desire to revive his Liverpool side and a move to Mac Allister is showing signs of a good summer. However, more is needed.
Kone is rumored to be one of the next names on the list as new sporting director Jorg Schmadtke uses his knowledge of the Bundesliga to pick out the best talent available at the best price.
Kone is exactly that - Borussia Mönchengladbach's top talent with an asking price of around £34m. And the 22-year-old will bring youth and dominance to a midfielder who has been lacking it for a year.
According to FBref, the France Under-21 international has been compared to Brighton star Moises Caicedo, but is said to cost much less. Comparing Kone to Caicedo from this season's stats, they have many similarities in key attributes including pass success rate (86.2% vs 88.5%), tackles and interceptions successful (106 vs. 106), successful catch rate (48.3% vs 51.9%). , the number of ball recoveries (221 vs 248) and the number of goal creations was 90 (0.17 vs 0.14).
Kone is ninth in tackles and 10th in progressive passing, passing in the last third and hitting the target in the entire Bundesliga this season – demonstrating his strong box-to-box ability.
His ability to move down the pitch with the ball while also being able to spot danger would be a huge asset to Klopp's midfield and ease Fabinho's burden.
Coming at such a young age will allow Kone, a Reds fan to grow up, be molded by Klopp into one of Europe's finest midfield talents and continue the superb performances he has produced. shown in Germany.
The addition of Kone-linked Mac Allister would be a huge improvement on what Liverpool have to offer this season and could provide Klopp with a midfielder capable of competing for bigger prizes than once. again.
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