Real Madrid has extended the contract of French striker Karim Benzema, according to a Spanish newspaper. LIKE.
According to him, the club management decided to enable the option to extend the contract for one more season, as the team has a rule to automatically sign a new contract with the player who wins the Golden Ball.
At the same time, next season will be Benzema’s last season with Real Madrid.
The French striker took part in 19 matches of the Spanish championship in the 2022/23 season and scored 14 goals.
Earlier it was known that Benzema is the record holder in the number of matches in the Champions League for Real Madrid’s away players. His second encounter with Chelsea in the quarter-finals of the European Cup was for him the 131st of his career.
Benzema surpassed former forward Raul in the number of Champions League games played for Real Madrid (130 games). Iker Casillas (150) is the only goalkeeper to play for Madrid in the Champions League more than them.
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