Spending more time on the bench than off it in Turin, Mehdi Benatia, who is reaching the backend of his career, wouldn’t mind playing some more minutes if he could.
The Juventus centre-back has only started five league games this season, stuck behind Giorgio Chiellini and Leonardo Bonucci, but Fulham are prepared to offer him a way out.
This is according to TuttoMercatoWeb in Italy, who claim Claudio Ranieri’s side, in search of defensive reinforcements for the second half of the season, are the latest to join the race for the defender and have ‘come forward with a request’ for the Morocco international.
What this consisted of isn’t said, but our guess, by the lack of detail presented, would be a simple enquiry to find out if Benatia would be interested in a move to Craven Cottage.
Once that is established, the next step can be taken, but there would be no point making an offer if the player wasn’t interested.
At this point in his career, having played for great sides such as Bayern Munich and and Roma, Benatia could be simply tempted by whichever club offers him the most football.
Arsenal have been linked in the past, but there is no mention of them here.
