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    Benzema mixed over the leaving of Lyon

    Saturday, July 4, 2009

    Outgoing Lyon striker Karim Benzema has confessed to mixed feelings over his impending move to Real Madrid. The 21-year-old is set to join Kaka and Cristiano Ronaldo in signing a six-year contract at the Bernabeu after his French employers agreed to a 35 million euro (£30million) approach from big-spending Madrid. Benzema is Lyon through and through, having been born in the city and come through the youth ranks at Stade Gerland. He burst onto the scene in the 2007-08 season with 31 goals in 5 ...

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