He's not some unknown, either. He's been a big deal for a while and several clubs have wanted him, but Lille's valuation of €60m was felt to be too high.
See this clip: https://mastodon.social/@hallenbeck/112707242914127219
A couple of other useful articles if you're interested (give me a shout if you can't get past the paywall):
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4580979/2023/06/06/real-madrid-benzema-replacement-kane-david-joselu/
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5600601/2024/06/29/chelsea-jonathan-david-canada/
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