Living legend Karim Benzema has extended his Real Madrid contract and will likely finish his professional career with the Spanish giants. French daily L’Equipe broke the news on Thursday evening that Benzema, scorer of 281 goals for the club, will get another season to break the record of Alfredo Di Stefano, who has scored 26 more.Benzema is not only the team’s best striker but also a significant presence at the club, a loud voice in the dressing room. After the departure of Sergio Ramos, strong leaders is exactly what the club needs. Although long-serving defender Marcelo is officially the club captain, Benzema will likely wear the captain’s armband more often due to Brazilian’s persistent fitness problems. Karim Benzema is 20 goals & 42 goals away from becoming France’s Top scorer & Real Madrid’s second highest scorer in the history. Benzema is already Madrid’s highest in assists & 2nd for France. FOOTBALL LEGEND! pic.twitter.com/u97MK4Rtkt— Ashish اشيش (@RMadridEngineer) August 17, 2021 Since arriving to Estadio Santiago Bernabeu in 2009, the Frenchman has ensured a place in Real Madrid’s record books and has become synonymous with Europe’s most successful club over 12 years. It’s hard to believe that Benzema could be more adored by the fans than he already is, but the goals he’ll score in the next two season could make it happen.It’s worth noting that Karim is one of the few non-Spanish players who has been given such honour of captaining the club. The French international (87 caps, 31 goals) is also today the official penalty taker, a status he had never enjoyed since his move from boyhood club Olympic Lyonnais.Sunday, 23.00: (5.50) Levante (3.80) Real Madrid (1.65)To show how much they care about their striker, club president Florentino Perez has made a symbolic gesture of inserting a release clause of no less than one billion euros four years ago.Currently in the best shape of his career, he is now convinced and he indicated a few days ago that the contract could be extended and it’s going to happen on Friday.Marcos Llorente ametia sahihi mkataba mwingine mpya wa kusalia Atletico hadi 2027. pic.twitter.com/ZpyLBLEkYZ— Mozzart Bet Kenya (@mozzartbetkenya) August 19, 2021 The King remains at the Royal Club!
