Karim Benzema will stay at Real Madrid and contract talks between the player and the club are going well, Marca have reported.
A new contract hasn’t been agreed but there isn’t expected to be a problem and the striker’s performances for France at the World Cup won’t be a factor either way.
There isn’t a dispute over money, the report adds, and the details of the deal are at the discretion of Benzema’s agent, Karim Djaziri.
Benzema has said he doesn’t want to play anywhere else and it’s simply a matter of both sides reaching a mutually beneficial arrangement.
Paris Saint-German and Juventus have both long-held interest in Benzema but are likely to be disappointed in their desire to sign the former Lyon man, while a Madrid move for Luis Suarez is off the agenda once Benzema puts pen to paper.
Carlo Ancelotti wants to keep Benzema together with Gareth Bale and Cristiano Ronaldo and feels the trio work well together, Benzema balancing the more direct wingers.
Benzema’s current deal has a year to run and if for some reason an extension isn’t signed, he still won’t be sold, Marca say.
