REAL MADRID will use Karim Benzema as bait to land Rooney

REAL MADRID will use Karim Benzema as bait to land Wayne Rooney.

The Spanish giants were last night preparing a £50million deal to bag Manchester United's wantaway striker.
Real boss Jose Mourinho is desperate to get his man and knows United chief Alex Ferguson is a fan of Frenchman Benzema.
Mourinho will include the 22-year-old as part of a cash-plus-player swoop.
Madrid managing director Jorge Valdano confirmed: "Our problem is who to get rid of if Wayne Rooney comes here.
"We have a brilliant strikeforce in Ronaldo and Higuain and now we have added Ozil and Di Maria to complement them."
When Madrid signed Benzema last year, Fergie admitted he was interested in the player but felt the £25m price tag was inflated.
Real president Florentino Perez is a confirmed admirer of Rooney, who turns 25 on Sunday.
A source said: "Signing Wayne has become an obsession for Florentino."
United issued a statement insisting it was "nonsense" to suggest Roo would be sold in January.
Yet ironically, Rooney's demand for a move coincided with United putting the brakes on new contract talks.
The Red Devils do not believe they can justify a £150,000-a-week deal for a player whose stock has fallen dramatically in recent months.
He has not scored in open play for the club since hurting his ankle against Bayern Munich in March and flopped for England at the World Cup.
Revelations about his dalliances with prostitutes disgusted Fergie and the board, who pride themselves on United's image worldwide.
SunSport first reported problems over contract talks on September 7.
Since then he has been left out of the starting line-up for United's last three games.
Fergie said an ankle injury had kept him out of the first two - a claim which Rooney contradicted last week after England's 0-0 draw with Montenegro.
Roo was on the bench for Saturday's home game against West Brom, as United threw away a two-goal lead to draw 2-2.