Ancelotti expects Benzema, Modric and Kroos to remain at Real Madrid

‘I think they will STAY’: Carlo Ancelotti expects experienced trio Karim Benzema, Luka Modric and Toni Kroos to remain at Real Madrid despite their contracts expiring this summer

  • Carlo Ancelotti thinks Karim Benzema, Luka Modric and Toni Kroos will stay 
  • The experienced Real Madrid trio all see their current deals expire this summer 
  • Ancelotti stated that Real are in talks with all three players regarding new deals 

Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti expects the trio of Karim Benzema, Luka Modric and Toni Kroos to extend their stay at the LaLiga club with new deals after their current contracts expire at the end of this season.

Ballon d’Or winner Benzema, 35, and 37-year-old Croatia midfielder Modric have helped Real win five Champions League titles, while ex-Germany international Kroos, 33, has won four.

Though Modric and fellow midfielder Kroos have played slightly less this season, former France forward Benzema is Real’s top scorer with 25 goals in all competitions.

Ancelotti said the club are in talks with the players about new deals.

‘I think (they) will stay,’ Ancelotti said on Friday. ‘We have to evaluate the players not by their age but by what they do.

Carlo Ancelotti believes that experienced striker Karim Benzema will remain at Real Madrid

Ancelotti is also confident that midfielders Luka Modric and Toni Kroos will sign new deals

‘You can think the three don’t have the physical profile or energy of the younger players, but what these three have in terms of game management is unique, you can’t buy it on any market in the world.

‘This is born with experience – age takes something from you, but it gives you something back as well.’

Real are second in LaLiga on 59 points, 12 behind rivals and leaders Barcelona. They host Villarreal later on Saturday.

Ancelotti stated that the experience of players such as 37-year-old Modric is very useful

Kroos has made a major impact for Real since he joined the club from Bayern Munich in 2014

Benzema joined Real from Lyon in 2009 and has scored 348 goals for the club, with only Cristiano Ronaldo having found the net for Real on more occasions.

Modric, meanwhile, has been at Real since 2012, when he joined from Tottenham.

Kroos arrived at Real from Bayern Munich in 2014. 


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