Real's Alonso agrees contract extension


Real Madrid's Xabi Alonso controls the ball during a training session on the eve of their Champions League semi-final second leg soccer match against Borussia Dortmund, at Valdebebas training grounds, outside Madrid April 29, 2013. REUTERS/Susana Vera

MADRID (Reuters) - Spain midfielder Xabi Alonso has agreed a two-year contract extension with Real Madrid which will keep the 32-year-old at the club until 2016, he announced on his Twitter account on Wednesday.

In his fifth season at Real after joining from Liverpool in 2009, Alonso posted a photo of the inside of the club's Bernabeu stadium with the caption: "This will continue to be my home for two more years. A pleasure to let you know. Very, very happy."

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