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Real Madrid forward Karim Benzema is poised to sign a one-year contract extension that will keep him at the club until 2023, according to a report in Spain.
Benzema is about to enter his 13th season with Real and in the last three campaigns has really come to life and turned into a talismanic figure after playing a supporting role to Cristiano Ronaldo for so long.
The striker scored 30 goals in all competitions last season and his form was so good he managed to convince France coach Didier Deschamps to recall him to the national team after six years in the wilderness for his involvement in a blackmail scandal against former international team-mate Mathieu Valbuena.
Karim Benzema is set to sign a new Real Madrid deal until 2023, according to newspaper ABC
Benzema's form has been so good that he returned to the France squad after a six-year exile
And a report in ABC said the club are so happy with the striker that they offered him a contract until 2024 but he turned it down as he is unsure what physical state he will be in by then.
Instead, the Frenchman has agreed
