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title: "Tottenham: Real Madrid in ‘advanced talks’ with Spurs over Benzema/Kane swap deal"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/tottenham-real-madrid-in-advanced-talks-with-spurs-over-benzema-kane-swap-deal/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Callum Pragnell"
section: "Premier League"
published: "2019-11-19T19:40:40Z"
modified: "2019-11-19T19:40:40Z"
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# Tottenham: Real Madrid in ‘advanced talks’ with Spurs over Benzema/Kane swap deal

**Tottenham and Real Madrid have started negotiations over a potential player-plus-cash deal which would see Harry Kane and Karim Benzema switch places, according to reports in Spain (via the [Express](https://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/1206355/Tottenham-Real-Madrid-Transfer-Karim-Benzema-Harry-Kane-Premier-League)).**

Spurs are asking Real for their £68m-rated (€80m) striker Benzema, plus £103m (€120m) in cash to part with Kane, who is valued at £171m (€200m) by the north Londoners.

![](https://cdn.footballtransfertavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/THE-BREAKDOWN.png)

Spanish outlet [ElDesmarque](https://eldesmarque.com/madrid/real-madrid/noticias/176281-benzema-y-120-millones-y-el-real-madrid-patas-arriba-florentino-perez-tiene-la-bomba-ed) claim that price-tag could prove problematic, though, as Madrid chairman Florentino Perez only believes the England captain to be worth £120m (€140m), perhaps why he is keen to drive down the price by offering Benzema.

Another issue which could severely damage this potential deal is Benzema’s wage demands. The 31-year-old is thought to be on £150,000-a-week and is one of Los Blancos’ highest-paid players, behind Gareth Bale, Eden Hazard, Toni Kroos, Sergio Ramos and Luka Jovic (via [Silly Season](https://sillyseason.com/salary/real-madrid-players-salaries-69080/)), and Spurs chairman Daniel Levy will almost certainly not agree to paying a player that sort of money, especially considering he is now the wrong side of 30.

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Kane is one of the best centre-forwards in world football and has been on Perez’s radar for a while now. Real have played second-fiddle to Barcelona in La Liga for the previous two seasons and desperately need a world-class forward spearheading their attack if they are to end their rivals’ domestic dominance.

![](https://cdn.footballtransfertavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Verdict.png)

Benzema is a fantastic player and has always displayed consistency for Los Blancos, though now he is 31, it could be time for a new striker to be introduced at the Bernabeu, especially as things haven’t worked out for summer signing Luka Jovic so far.

Tottenham will have a huge job on their hands keeping hold of a player of Kane’s quality for much longer, should they again finish the campaign trophy-less and fail to obtain a spot in next season’s Champions League, making this potential move seem realistic.

***Tottenham fans, would you take Benzema IF you had to sell Kane? Comment below…***