Benzema close to signing new contract with Real Madrid

Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema is close to penning a new two-year contract extension at the Bernabeu, according to reports. 

Towards the end of last season, it had been claimed that the 29-year-old could be available for transfer this summer, but according to Le Journal du Dimanche, the experienced forward has agreed to extend his Los Blancos contract until 2021.

Benzema only managed 19 goals in 48 appearances during the 2016-17 campaign, although he scored seven

times in 16 Champions League matches as the Spanish giants became the first team in the modern era to successfully defend the European Cup.

The report adds that Benzema was offered the chance to move to Chinese Super League outfit Tianjin Quanjin in

January, but the Frenchman rejected the interest.

Real Madrid opened their 2017-18 La Liga campaign with a 3-0 victory at Deportivo La Coruna on Sunday night.