Khedira to stay on at Stuttgart
Monday, January 29, 2007
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German youth international Sami Khedira has signed a two-year contract extension with VfB Stuttgart after breaking into the first team at the Bundesliga club.
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Expiring contract
The 19-year-old's original deal was due to expire in the summer, but the former German Under-17 international has now agreed terms tying him to the side ranked fourth in Germany until June 2009. Khedira, who has been on Stuttgart's books since 1995, has scored twice in nine games in his first senior campaign. Coach Horst Heldt said: "We are happy to have reached an agreement with Sami to keep another young player at the club. He is a big talent with great potential."