Crosas in exchange for option on Benzema

It is generally believed that Barceloan sports director Txiki Begiristain is trying to put Barcelona in the best postition for the day that Olympique Lyon forward Karim Benzema (20) will be put on the market (read more here). Catalan sports paper Sport reports that Olympique Lyon midfielder and Barcelona loan out Marc Crosas (20) could play a important role in attaining that goal.

Lyon wants to transfer the Catalan midfielder on a permanent deal (read more here) and the paper claims that Barcelona would be ready to offer crosas for free to Lyon, if the French champion would be willing to confer Barcelona an option to buy Benzema in the future.

When the loan deal on Crosas was negotiated last January, Begiristain aleready tried to include an option on Benzema (and on Olympique Lyon left wing attacker Hatem Ben Arfa (21) - read more here) in the deal, something that was back then rejected by Lyon.

Read more:
First contact with Lyon on Benzema
Lyon wants to buy Crosas
Ben Arfa could be left-wing back-up