The Sun reports that Real Madrid boss Jose Mourinho is desperate to sign Rooney in the January transfer window.
Mourinho is ready to include Benzema in a cash-plus-player swoop for Rooney.
United boss Sir Alex Ferguson is a fan of Benzema and Mourinho is ready to take advantage of that.
Madrid managing director Jorge Valdano confirmed: “Our problem is who to get rid of if Wayne Rooney comes here.
“We have a brilliant strikeforce in Ronaldo and Higuain and now we have added Ozil and Di Maria to complement them.”
Real Madrid president Florentino Perez is desperate to bring in Rooney.
A source told The Sun: “Signing Wayne has become an obsession for Florentino.”
