The former France star believes Zinedine Zidane's side missed a trick by not adding competition for the struggling forward
Real Madrid should have signed a new striker in January because Karim Benzema "doesn't even look dangerous", according to Jean-Pierre Papin.
Benzema has scored just two goals in La Liga this season and has only played the full 90 minutes in five of his 15 top-flight appearances this term.
It has been suggested Madrid will invest heavily in attackers during the close-season, with Robert Lewandowski and Mauro Icardi believed to be their top targets.
But Papin, the Ballon d'Or winner in 1991, believes they should have dipped into the market in January to correct problems that have seen them fall 19 points adrift of LaLiga leaders Barcelona.