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title: "Crystal Palace: Fans go meme crazy in response to Christian Benteke’s contract extension"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/crystal-palace-fans-go-meme-crazy-in-response-to-christian-bentekes-contract-extension/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Tommy Joyce"
section: "Crystal Palace"
published: "2019-10-18T15:25:23Z"
modified: "2019-10-18T15:25:23Z"
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# Crystal Palace: Fans go meme crazy in response to Christian Benteke’s contract extension

**Many Crystal Palace fans have responded on Twitter to the news that Christian Benteke has signed a new contract extension at the club – and many have seen the funny side.**

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Palace’s club account tweeted yesterday that Christian Benteke has signed a one-year extension at the club, meaning that his deal will now end in 2020/21.

Before the new contract, Benteke was set to have his contract expire at the end of the season, which would have seen Palace fail to recuperate a single penny after spending £28m on him ([Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/christian-benteke/profil/spieler/50201)).

Benteke’s career at Palace has been a mixed one. After a great start, he has struggled massively. In his 98 games for Palace, he has scored 21 times and assisted nine times – not a particularly great record considering he scored [17 goals in his first 40 games](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/christian-benteke/leistungsdaten/spieler/50201/plus/0?saison=2016).

Many Palace fans were shocked – if the responses on Twitter were anything to go by. Floods of surprised memes came in about the news – and here are some of the best of ones.

https://twitter.com/localplastic/status/1184871324646330368?s=20

https://twitter.com/ryan\_9k/status/1184870089449005057?s=20

> [pic.twitter.com/JUO9VydWNU](https://t.co/JUO9VydWNU)
>
> — Ben (@JaniCPFC) [October 17, 2019](https://twitter.com/JaniCPFC/status/1184870054397120512?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> [pic.twitter.com/K0HlmUYj7Y](https://t.co/K0HlmUYj7Y)
>
> — Adam (@Adam\_Palace) [October 17, 2019](https://twitter.com/Adam_Palace/status/1184869778508472320?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

https://twitter.com/Dan\_Tennant\_/status/1184869804307554306?s=20

> [pic.twitter.com/HV6YhbqBMb](https://t.co/HV6YhbqBMb)
>
> — Martin\_S (@martinscpfc) [October 17, 2019](https://twitter.com/martinscpfc/status/1184869699894611975?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

https://twitter.com/joelcpfc\_/status/1184869683792633857?s=20