Arsene Wenger: Karim Benzema won't automatically fire Arsenal to the title

ARSENE WENGER has questioned whether Arsenal will become Premier League champions should they sign Karim Benzema.

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The Gunners have been hot on the heels of the Real Madrid frontman.

Reports yesterday suggested the French striker was .

Further reports indicated Wenger had been given the go-ahead to make a club record bid for Benzema.

But Wenger has questioned the impact Benzema will have should he move to the Emirates.

"I respect Thierry Henry a lot for his football knowledge but it is not as mathematical as that," Wenger told Sky Sports

"We have to develop our collective game and depend less on one guy who comes in and scores all the goals.

"It is important but maybe we can share that.

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"I think Olivier Giroud would not have been far from 20 if he played the whole of last season and Theo Walcott as well.

"I don't see why a guy like Chamberlain should not have an ambition to score 10 goals, Sanchez can score goals too.

"Ozil has to fix himself a target of at least 10. For a guy who plays behind the striker you want more from him on the goalscoring so we can a little bit share that."

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