A few days ago, according to Spain's "Daily Goals" report, Benzema asked Real Madrid for a contract extension, in which the French striker asked for an annual salary of 26 million euros after tax like C Ronaldo, otherwise, he is likely to return to Ligue 1 and go to Paris Saint-Germain.
Since the departure of Cristiano Ronaldo, Benzema has been a well-deserved leader in real madrid's attacking line, from the 2018-19 season to the present, he has played for Real Madrid a total of 187 times, and has 126 goals and 44 assists, especially this season he has scored a total of 39 goals and 13 assists in 40 games in all competitions, which is definitely a gentleman-level performance. Benzema's contract was renewed last summer, when the contract was signed for 2 years, expires in 2023, and this summer is a time node, when Real Madrid can choose to sell him or renew his contract, otherwise it is a tacit default to leave the team after a year of Benzema's contract expiry.
Real Madrid's current attitude is a bit tangled, on the one hand, Benzema's current state is too hot, and this year if Real Madrid can win the Champions League, he is very hopeful to win the Ballon d'Or, and Real Madrid also hopes to keep him for another 1-2 years, but on the other hand, Benzema is 34 years old after all, and Real Madrid does not want to give him a salary increase to renew his contract, so that the renewal of Benzema's contract has been shelved. Now that the end of the season is getting closer and closer, Benzema does not want to wait until the dust settles this season to talk about a contract extension with Real Madrid, he hopes to take advantage of the opportunity when he is in full swing to determine with Real Madrid how to choose in the future.
According to reports, Benzema proposed to the team this time to renew the annual salary of 26 million, that is, the annual salary of C Ronaldo in Real Madrid, but this figure is likely not the maximum salary of Real Madrid, because Mbappe joining Real Madrid is likely to get an annual salary of 30 million or even higher, which is actually the key to Benzema's high annual salary. The fact that the hero who has scored so many goals and assists is currently paid an annual salary of 9.5 million euros is obviously not satisfactory to Benzema.
Benzema now requires such a high salary is obviously also a challenge to the real Madrid management, the original C Ronaldo asked for a salary increase was also sold, and now Benzema has no advantage over the original C Ronaldo, so his request is likely to make Real Madrid eventually sell him. But Benzema wasn't worried. Because he also received an invitation from Paris Saint-Germain, Paris is ready to invite Zidane to coach next season, and Zidane hand-picked the killer who has worked with Real Madrid for many years. For Benzema, staying at Real Madrid with a high salary is still the first choice, but he does not reject reuniting with Zidane in Paris.