Bundesliga outfit Schalke have tied down World Cup winner Benedikt Höwedes on a contract that will keep him at the club until 30th June 2020. The 27-year-old has been at the club since 2001, since he was a youngster. He old contract wasn’t due to run out until 2017.
"My heart was thumping when I put pen to paper," said the defender. "Schalke 04 is a great club with amazing fans, a club I am thankful to for developing me as a youth player in the Knappenschmiede academy, giving me the opportunity to make my breakthrough in the Bundesliga as a youngster and handing me the role of captain early on. We have a young team full of potential and ambition. I want to continue shaping its future," said the national player. If he stays until the end of his contract, he will have spent 19 years at the club.
"We’re delighted that Benedikt has taken this step, as it is a sign of real commitment to Schalke 04 from a leading player," said sporting director Horst Heldt.
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Bundesliga outfit Schalke have tied down World Cup winner Benedikt Höwedes on a contract that will keep him at the club until 30th June 2020. The 27-year-old has been at the club since 2001, since he was a youngster. He old contract wasn’t due to run out until 2017.
"My heart was thumping when I put pen to paper," said the defender. "Schalke 04 is a great club with amazing fans, a club I am thankful to for developing me as a youth player in the Knappenschmiede academy, giving me the opportunity to make my breakthrough in the Bundesliga as a youngster and handing me the role of captain early on. We have a young team full of potential and ambition. I want to continue shaping its future," said the national player. If he stays until the end of his contract, he will have spent 19 years at the club.
"We’re delighted that Benedikt has taken this step, as it is a sign of real commitment to Schalke 04 from a leading player," said sporting director Horst Heldt.
![Höwedes: "I want to continue shaping [Schalke's] future" © 2015 Getty Images](fileadmin/_processed_/201602/csm_91705-Benedikt_Hoewedes_6dc0c6adcf.jpg "Höwedes: \"I want to continue shaping [Schalke's] future\" © 2015 Getty Images")