Gunners eye £35.5m Edinson Cavani as Karim Benzema bid stalls

Transfers: Latest news, rumours and gossip for Arsenal FC in 2015. Frustrated over the delay in signing Benzema, Arsene Wenger has decided to sign Cavani .Arsenal. Karim Benzema. Transfer. Real Madrid. You've heard the rest.Wait, stop the presses. It seems as though Arsenal have decided on an alternative to Benzema, should they not be able to bring in their man. Kenya wire believes, going on reports emanating from Spain, that Cavani is Arsene Wenger's preferred alternative, and that the Gunners are willing to pay £35.5 million to secure his signing.

That would be a £10 million discount on Benzema, who Real want £45 million for.
Cavani hasn't exactly been pulling up trees since moving to Paris Saint-Germain, which is probably for the best, given the potential environmental impact. I'm also not entirely sure that's what PSG signed him to do, and if they did, a tree removal specialist is probably cheaper.
This next one is classic Arsenal, classic Spurs, and classic football in general.
While Tottenham Hotspur secured the signing of Clinton N'Jie on Saturday, unveiling him prior to their exceptional collapse against Stoke City, L'Equipe are reporting that Arsenal made a late move.