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Reus extends contract with Borussia Dortmund


By AFP
Published : 28 Apr 2023 08:32 PM

Bundesliga leaders Borussia Dortmund have extended captain Marco Reus' contract by one year until the summer of 2024, the club announced on Thursday.

The two-time German Footballer of the Year's deal was set to expire at the end of this season.

Reus, 33, has scored 161 for Dortmund, 16 shy of the all-time record set by Adi Preissler between 1946 and 1959.

Reus has won two German Cups with Dortmund but has never claimed the league, he joined from Moenchengadbach immediately after the 2012 title.

This season, Dortmund sit one point clear of Bayern Munich with five games to play. Bayern have won the league in each of Reus' ten seasons with Dortmund.

"We as a team, like all of our fans, have one big goal in mind that we are all focused on: we want to be German champions," Reus said in a statement released on Thursday.

"I'm happy to have extended my contract for another year, I always said I would prefer not to play for another club in my career than Dortmund."

Reus has spoken regularly about his desire to finish his career in Dortmund and will be 35 on conclusion of the extended deal.

"Marco is of enormous importance for this club, our fans and the city, but also beyond the borders of Dortmund to our fans across the world" said sporting director Sebastian Kehl.