Jose Mourinho has given Chelsea clear Karim Benzema message with dream transfer scenario possible

In the absence of much tangible January transfer action the footballing Gods have looked down and brought about a tantalising prospect for the final two weeks. Far from being a window dominated by the latest updates on Victor Osimhen getting a plane to London or Ivan Toney rocking up at the training ground of *insert club name here*, it has once more become largely about Saudi Arabia,

The league hasn't even been doing it's wild expansion thing, there's been no bids for Mohamed Salah (yet) and rules allowing an influx of younger players from across the world to join haven't been implemented either. The departure of Jordan Henderson has opened up a can of worms for what the future is for the league though.

As the former Liverpool captain leaves just six months after signing — facing the prospect of not actually taking home a penny of the huge wages he was offered to move to the middle east — it comes at the same time that Karim Benzema is possibly on the verge of his own exit. For Chelsea this is an unavoidable opportunity.

The Blues are looking to try and solve their attacking problems under Mauricio Pochettino and, like most other sides this month, are not blessed with the financial freedom to complete big money moves yet again after the Premier League once more flexed its muscles, clamping down on PSR breaches.

A loan is not out of the equation though. Benzema, on one of the largest salaries of any player ever to play the game, is highly unlikely to move on permanently due to the value he has at Al Ittihad — and they can realistically continue to go above and beyond the market rate to keep him.

But given the short-term demand, and Arsenal are also in need of a new striker, it isn't impossible he finally arrives in the