Raphael Varane joined a host of his Real Madrid
teammates in recent weeks by signing a five-year contract extension to 2022 on
Wednesday.
“Real Madrid C. F.
and Varane have agreed to extend the player’s contract, which will see him
remain at the club until 30 June 2022,” the Spanish giants said in a statement.
Marcelo, Isco and Dani Carvajal have also extended their deals to 2022 over the
past fortnight, whilst Karim Benzema signed on till 2021 as Real reward key
members of the squad that became the first side to retain the Champions League
trophy in June.
A new contract for
coach Zinedine Zidane is also imminent with the Frenchman repeatedly stating
his deal is “done”, although no official announcement has yet been made. Then
in a previous role as a club adviser, Zidane played a key role in bringing
Varane to Madrid as an 18-year-old back in 2011 from Lens.
The Frenchman has
since blossomed into vital player for club and country making 196 appearances
in total for Madrid. Varane has won 13 trophies in his time at the Bernabeu,
including three Champions League and two La Liga titles. This season he has
fully established himself as a first team regular alongside club captain Sergio
Ramos at the heart of the Madrid defence following the departure of veteran
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