Wenger is ready to offer Real Madrid 27 million pounds, nearly double of the club transfer record, to prove to his Gunners that he’s ready to stoke in the coal to launch a new-look Arsenal towards reclaiming old glory in a move that would signal his ambitions for the new era at Arsenal.
Arsenal are expected to announce the £10.7m signing of Lille striker Gervinho on Friday. The 24-year-old passed a medical on Wednesday but confirmation of the signing has been delayed by niggling problems with paperwork. However, Wenger is still keen to sign another top-class forward to take the goalscoring burden off the injury prone Robin van Persie and sees unsettled Benzema as an ideal fit.SOURCE
