#2 Solves Real Madrid’s long-term striking issues
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It’s rather emblematic of the state of football that great strikers like Karim Benzema still have questions surrounding their contribution. There are many Madridistas who believe that the Frenchman is still only in Madrid’s lineup because he is a personal favourite of Florentino Perez. Look closer though, and there is merit to that argument.
To be the top club in the world, you have to have the best striker in the world – which Benzema is not, and Morata can never become, despite his obvious talent. Marcus Rashford is comfortably far away from that right now, but the teen sensation has the potential to be the best striker in the world - he's already the best striker in his country, according to Rio Ferdinand.
Benzema and Alvaro Morata are good strikers, no doubt, but you would be hard-pressed to remember a moment when they fashioned a goal out of nothing. Despite just being a year old in professional terms, Rashford has already scored superb solo goals, such as those against Manchester City and West Ham.
Real Madrid have had a central striking issue ever since Raul left, and signing Marcus Rashford could solve those problems for a decade or more.
