Bayer Leverkusen star Julian Brandt has extended his contract with the club until 2021.
News that new terms had been agreed came via Leverkusen's official Twitter account:
Bayer 04 Leverkusenud83dudd25 BREAKING ud83dudd25 Julian Brandt has extended his contract until 2021! #StärkeBayer https://t.co/g7Qkt2c81l
DW Sports relayed some of what the 21-year-old had to say:
DW SportsJulian Brandt has extended his Leverkusen contract until 2021 ud83cudf89 https://t.co/UDlxfjpgEg
"The recent contract extensions of Jonathan Tah and Lars Bender have shown that [the club are growing]," he added, per Reuters (h/t Eurosport).