Benzema is doing real good for Lyon. He was very good against Bayern. The reason he sucked the left nut at EURO 2008 was because of that dumb coach. He made him play as the target man up top. Benzema comes back for the ball more than Rooney and he's more skilled when it comes to dribbling. In the last game, Benzema came back for the ball and he looked good for France. I think he'd be a great buy for Madrid.
As far as Modric is concerned, I'd sell him for that money right away. Tottenham could use the money to fill other gaps in the team.