GETTY Karim Benzema has a €1bn release clause in his new Real Madrid contract

Karim Benzema has extended his deal with Real Madrid for a further two years, keeping him at the Bernabeu until 2021. He joins Isco and Dani Carvajal who have both pledged their long-term futures to the club this week with new contracts. The Frenchman’s salary is said to have been boosted to in excess of £125,000 a week. And the deal includes a staggering release clause worth €1billion (£887m).

GETTY Karim Benzema has extended his stay at Real Madrid until 2021

Benzema is set to speak to the press tomorrow in a media briefing at the Bernabeu (12pm). He has been linked with a move away from Real in recent months with Arsenal and Paris Saint-Germain mooted as potential destinations. However, the new deal puts paid to the rumours and reinforces Benzema’s claims made earlier this month that he is happy in Spain. "As a forward, when you're at a club and you're a first-team regular, you don't need to look elsewhere,” he told BeIN Sports.

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