Graham Hunter believes Real Madrid would be willing to sell Karim Benzema to Arsenal – to raise the money to bid for Luis Suarez.

The Gunners have been linked with the French international strike star and Hunter feels Madrid would be open to discussions over a deal.

The La Liga expert told the Alan Brazil Sports Breakfast: “The dream for Madrid is not simply to complete the [Gareth] Bale deal but to swap around their strikeforce.

“Benzema has not convinced over the last ten months and was booed off at the weekend when substituted, despite scoring.

“Madrid see a scenario where they are willing to trade Benzema to get the money to try to go after [Luis] Suarez. That’s their strategy.”