MADRID, Oct. 13 (Xinhua) -- Real Madrid's Italian defender Fabio Cannavaro said on Monday that he wanted to extend his current contract with Real Madrid for a further year. Cannavaro, who is 35 years old, joined Real Madrid from Juventus following the 2006 World Cup finals. He currently has a deal that expires at the end of June 2009.
Everything pointed to that being the moment for him to leave the club after three seasons. However, his excellent form has led to coach Bernd Schuster reportedly asking the Real Madrid President Ramon Calderon to add another season onto Cannavaro's deal and the Italian is delighted.
Real Madrid's Fabio Cannavaro (2nd R) jogs with his team mates during a training session at Petrovskiy stadium in St. Petersburg September 29, 2008. Real Madrid and Zenit will play their Champions League soccer match on September 30
"I am very calm about things, and waiting to be able to speak to the club about my future so we can resolve it all before we get to the end of the season," Cannavaro told sports paper Diario AS on Monday.
The Italian missed last summer's European Championships with an ankle injury that required an operation. That saw him miss the pre-season. However, as soon as he was fully fit, Schuster put him straight back into the Madrid starting 11.
"Everyone knows that I want to extend my contract with Real Madrid. I don't want to leave here because I am very happy here with this team and my family are happy at Madrid," said Cannavaro, who saw no problem with his age.
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