Striker Karim Benzema extends contract with Real Madrid through 2023
French striker Karim Benzema has signed a new contract with Real Madrid that will extend his stay at the La Liga club until 2023, the club announced on Friday.
The versatile 33-year-old forward joined Madrid back in 2009 from Lyon and he has racked up an impressive 560 matches for them since. He is currently in his 13th season and was voted La Liga player of the year last season.
Benzema is club’s fifth all-time leading goalscorer with 281. He has also won four Champions League titles and three LaLiga crowns during his time at the Santiago Bernabeu.
The France forward’s contract was due to expire next summer, however after losing club captain Sergio Ramos when his deal ran out earlier this year, the club have moved to ensure the same does not happen to Benzema.
One of the eye-catching details of Benzema’s new contract was the size of the release clause, at one billion euros.
After a televised signing ceremony where a best of Benzema video was played the striker posed for a photograph with Real president Florentino Perez with the pair holding up a shirt with Benzema’s name and the number 2023 on it.
