Asensio hopes to stay '10 more years' as Real Madrid contract negotiations continue

Marco Asensio wants to stay at Real Madrid for '10 more years' as the Spain international continues to negotiate a new contract with the club.

Asensio, who is on duty with La Roja during the World Cup, is set to become a free agent when his existing contract with Los Blancos expires at the end of June.

Linked on several occasions with a departure from the Santiago Bernabeu, with Barcelona among his possible destinations, the forward has only started in La Liga once for Madrid this season.

Nevertheless, the 26-year-old is hoping to extend his stay with the reigning Champions League winners, for whom he has made 250 appearances since arriving from Mallorca in December 2014.

"They say I'm going to change Real Madrid's mind. But I've always tried to give the maximum I have inside, and then it will be known," he said at Radio Marca.

"The one who decides, too, is the club, it does not depend only on me. After the World Cup, we will both make a decision.

“What if I want to renew? I hope it can happen and I will be very happy at Real Madrid for many years. Hopefully everything will be given to stay another 10 years.”

Asensio also offered his condolences to teammate Karim Benzema, who was ruled out of the World Cup after failing to recover from a quadriceps problem in his left thigh.

The France international became the first defending Ballon d'Or winner to miss the final since Allan Simonsen's Denmark failed to qualify for the 1978 tournament.

"I send him all my encouragement and support from here," Asensio added. “These are things that happen in football, and it weighed on him not being able to reach 100%. He was very excited about this World Cup."