Primera Liga giant Real Madrid has been set to extend the
contract with Dutch striker Ruud Van Nistelrooy to further two
years until 2010, local press reported on Wednesday.
The former Manchester United star, who finished last season as
the Spanish first division league's top scorer, will be offered a
further two years by the club, with another year's option, on his
current contract, according to AS sports daily.
Van Nistelrooy, 31, has scored 42 times for the reigning Spanish
champions and will sign the new deal next week.
According to reports of Marca sports daily, the Spanish soccer
giants could be looking to offset the cost of financing Van
Nistelrooy's extended stay by selling Malian international defender
Mahamadou Diarra.
(Xinhua News Agency November 22, 2007)