Koke extends Atletico Madrid contract until 2024
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Updated 23/05/2017 at 17:00 GMT
Atletico Madrid midfielder Koke has signed an extension to his contract with the club that will see him stay until 2024.
Atletico Madrid's midfielder Koke celebrates after scoring during the Spanish league football match Malaga CF vs Club Atletico de Madrid at La Rosaleda stadium in Malaga on April 1, 2017.
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The 25-year-old joined the Atleti academy at the age of 8 and is now the third captain of the club behind captain Gabi and vice-captain Diego Godin.
His previous deal ran until 2019 but Atletico have confirmed he has signed an extension for five years that takes it up until 2024.
The midfielder, whose full name is Jorge Resurrección, told the club's website that "Atleti is the club of my life and it is an honour to be part of its future."
Jose Luis Perez Caminero, the club's Sporting Director, spoke of how pleased he was.
"It is an exceptional news for all rojiblancos. Koke embodies what it is to be athletic. He is a very supportive player with the group, who works tirelessly, with great quality and an enormous capacity of improvement.
"He is one of the leaders of this team and has been raised from a very young age with the values of our Academy, so knowing that he will continue with us for many years is the best news."
The news comes days after the final day of the La Liga season when manager Diego Simeone took the pitch at full-time to tell the supporters that he would be staying.
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