Benzema signs new Real Madrid contract

Karim Benzema has signed a new five-year contract with Real Madrid.

The France striker - a key member of the side which won a 10th European Cup last season - will now stay in the Spanish capital until the summer of 2019 at least.

The 26-year-old joined Madrid in 2009 for £30million from Lyon and has scored 111 goals in 235 appearances since then.

His initial form at the club caused some to suggest he may not have been worth the outlay - he scored just nine goals in his first season - but the faith shown in him has been rewarded.

Since then he has returned tallies of 26, 32, 20 and 24, with his goals proving increasingly vital at home and in Europe.