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title: "Crystal Palace: Many fans react to new contracts for Christian Benteke and James Tomkins"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/crystal-palace-many-fans-react-to-new-contracts-for-christian-benteke-and-james-tomkins/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Tommy Joyce"
section: "Crystal Palace"
published: "2019-10-18T17:00:49Z"
modified: "2019-10-18T17:00:49Z"
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# Crystal Palace: Many fans react to new contracts for Christian Benteke and James Tomkins

**Many Crystal Palace fans have responded on Twitter to the news of two new contracts at the club.**

The club Twitter account posted earlier this afternoon, revealing that James Tomkins and Christian Benteke have both signed extensions on their current deals.

Tomkins has signed an extension on his deal which will see him stay until the end of the [2021/22](https://www.cpfc.co.uk/news/2019/october/contract-extensions-confirmed-for-james-tomkins-and-christianbenteke/) season, while Benteke has been lengthened by a year, meaning that he is contracted until the end of the [2020/2](https://www.cpfc.co.uk/news/2019/october/contract-extensions-confirmed-for-james-tomkins-and-christianbenteke/)1 season.

The response from Palace fans on Twitter was mostly one of shock – especially towards Christian Benteke.

The Belgian striker has found it incredibly hard of late and has not started since the second game of the season after Palace lost 1-0 away to Sheffield United.

In his time at Palace, he has amounted[98 appearances to just 21 goals](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/christian-benteke/leistungsdaten/spieler/50201), however, 17 of them came in his first season at the club, meaning he has scored just four times in over two seasons at the club.

Here are some of the responses from Palace fans…

> Whyyyyyyy
>
> — (((Crypto Horse))) (@Crypto\_Horse28) [October 17, 2019](https://twitter.com/Crypto_Horse28/status/1184869630071967744?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

https://twitter.com/erictwigs/status/1184869693078691840?s=20

> Benteke…why though..just why
>
> — Kim Ward (@KimmymayPTID) [October 17, 2019](https://twitter.com/KimmymayPTID/status/1184870250950643713?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

https://twitter.com/WillR1991/status/1184872334617911297?s=20

https://twitter.com/danofthesouth\_/status/1184869771495530496?s=20

> I don't believe it
>
> — Christian Foletto (@Ian\_Foletto) [October 17, 2019](https://twitter.com/Ian_Foletto/status/1184870390088294400?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)