Wimmer signs new Tottenham deal

Tottenham defender Kevin Wimmer has signed a new contract that will keep him at the club until 2021.

Published : Jul 21, 2016 21:57 IST

Kevin Wimmer joined the club last season from Cologne and made 10 appearances for the club.
Kevin Wimmer joined the club last season from Cologne and made 10 appearances for the club.
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Kevin Wimmer joined the club last season from Cologne and made 10 appearances for the club.

Tottenham defender Kevin Wimmer has signed a new contract that will keep him at the club until 2021.

Wimmer arrived from Cologne ahead of the 2015-16 season and made 10 Premier League appearances as Spurs finished third.

The Austria international initially signed a five-year contract, but has been awarded a one-year extension after a single campaign at White Hart Lane.

"I'm very happy of course that I was able to sign a new contract to stay five more years with the club," he told the club's official website.

"It's a big pleasure for me, so I'm very happy to stay with this club."

Manager Mauricio Pochettino added: "It's important that he's very young and his first season with us was good."

Wimmer could see his first-team opportunities increase in the early part of the 2016-17 season after Jan Vertonghen suffered a serious ankle injury at Euro 2016, ruling him out for four months.

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