MU did not recruit Karim Benzema during the winter transfer window because his high salary could cause the club to violate Financial Fairness laws.
Currently, the French goalscorer is knocking on the doors of many big names across Europe, looking for a way out after 6 months of “hell” in Saudi Arabia.

MU was contacted by Benzema’s representative, but they immediately passed up the opportunity, despite the fact that Ten Hag only has one real striker, Rasmus Hojlund, at the moment.

Karim Benzema is trying to flee Saudi Arabia
The reason is because of the expensive costs involved in bringing Benzema to Old Trafford. Currently, the 36-year-old striker is earning a salary of 86 million pounds/year.

Red Devils bosses pay particular attention to their wage bill and budget to comply with Financial Fair Play principles.

Last summer, Benzema moved to Al-Ittihad from Real Madrid on a free transfer.

He scored 12 goals in 20 matches. However, the deal was not as successful as expected, because Benzema found it difficult to integrate, and the team declined, finishing 7th in the Saudi championship.

As captain of Al-Ittihad, Benzema made many Al-Ittihad fans angry because he returned to training 17 days late compared to the original schedule after the winter break.

Recently, through his lawyer, the former Real Madrid striker made offers to MU, Chelsea and PSG, but only Chelsea was really interested.