With Karim Benzema's contract set to expire at the end of the season, Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti has hinted at how the Frenchman's future could unfold.
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Although the Los Blancos captain will turn 36 at the end of 2023, he has proved integral for the Spanish and European champions in recent seasons despite his age.
With the Lyon native having helped the Spanish giants win the LaLiga and UEFA Champions League titles last season en route to capturing his first Ballon d'Or award in 2022, Ancelotti has now suggested that the striker, alongside fellow legends Luka Modric and Toni Kroos, will still be donning the famous white of Los Blancos come the 2023/24 campaign.
"There is progress, they are talking. I see Benzema, Kroos and Modric as always. Throughout the season, it is normal to have differences in level," the Italian tactician told reporters, as per Goal.
"You have to evaluate them on what they do, not their age. They may not have the physique of the younger players, but nobody in the world has their way of handling matches.
"You can't buy that in the transfer market. I think that the three of them will continue at Real Madrid, but the day they are not there, we will have to look for another spine.
"We have youngsters who will also mark an era in Madrid, but they will do it in a different way than Kroos and Modric."
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The trophy-laden trio could still add another set of trophies to their cabinets at the end of the season as they are still in contention for the Champions League, the Copa del Rey, and the LaLiga titles.
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