Lyon President Reveals Why Karim Benzema Return Fell Through Last Summer

​Olympique Lyonnais president Jean-Michel Aulas has revealed that the club held talks with Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema over a fairytale return to the Groupama Stadium last summer. The French forward has spent the last decade in the Spanish capital following a £31.5m move from Lyon in 2009, where he's gone on to score 214 goals - third on their all-time goalscoring charts - and won 17 major honours for the club. But Benzema was close to leaving the Santiago Bernabéu last summer as he... Via All the latest breaking football news, transfer rumours, analysis, and match reports - 90min http://www.90min.com/