Bayer Leverkusen have signed Charles Aranguiz to a new contract which will keep the Chile international at the club until 2023.
The 31-year-old's contract at BayArena was set to expire in the summer, with some reports suggesting that Bayern Munich were keen to sign him on a free transfer.
However Goal confirmed that Leverkusen were confident of getting the midfielder to pen a new deal, and that has now been made official.
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Aranguiz, who joined the German side from Brazilian club Porto Alegre in 2015, told the Bayer Leverkusen website: "I've experienced a lot of things here, played in big games with great team-mates.