Montpellier defender Emir Spahic has revealed that he plans to leave the club at the end of the season.
The Bosnian defender has became an integral part of Rene Girard’s squad immediately after arriving from Lokomotiv Moscow in June 2009.
However, the 30-year-old has since become unsettled in France and admits he will be looking to leave the club in the summer.
I will leave France this summer because it has become difficult to stay, Spahic told Le Parisien.
Even though I am a professional under contract at Montpellier, where people are supporting me, I will be playing in a different country next season.
My preference would be England, but there have been other contacts.
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Real Madrid have announced central defender Raphael Varane has signed a contract extension, tying him to the Santiago Bernabeu until 2020.
The France international moved to Spain from Lens in 2011 but has seen his time at the European champions blighted by knee injuries.
After making a solid start to his career in La Liga, the 21-year-old underwent knee surgery at the end of the 2012-13 season and struggled again during the previous campaign.
He made his return from injury towards the end of the term and started in their 4-1 extra-time victory over Atletico Madrid in May s UEFA Champions League final.
Varane has made 71 appearances for Real in all competitions since arriving and has featured in three games this season, making his solitary start in a 1-0 S…