Arsene Wenger was thought to be seeking a top class striker in the summer due injuries to Danny Welbeck and the perceived lack of trust in Theo Walcott and Olivier Giroud.
However Wenger was unable to sign a striker and claimed he couldn’t because there was a lack of quality players in the market.
Benzema however says he laughed when he heard he was linked to Arsenal.He says he would never leave Real Madrid for Arsenal.
Daily Mirror quotes him saying: “I laugh about it with my brother and my friends. We wait for the media to come out with these rumours.
“In my opinion, I think that Real and Barca are the pinnacle in football. Why would I leave?
“I’m a starter for the best club in the world. I am happy; it’s that simple.”
Benzema joined Madrid in 2009 for €35 million ($50 million), and signed a six-year contract. He has scored 140 goals in 289 appearances for the capital club.
