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Dortmund and Aubameyang agree on contract extension

Xinhua, August 1, 2015 Adjust font size:

Dortmund's striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang extended his current contract until 2020 ahead of schedule, the "BVB" confirmed via the club's official homepage on Friday.

The Gabon international ends all speculations regarding an upcoming transfer, as he put pen to paper on a two-year contract extension that keeps him at Dortmund until June 2020. His original contract was stipulated until June 2018.

"Pierre-Emerick has developed excellently. We are very glad that we were able to bind him on a long-term," Borussia Dortmund's sporting director Michael Zorc said.

The 26-year-old international joined the "BVB" in the July 2013 to make an immediate impact by providing 12 assists and 29 goals in 65 Bundesliga appearances.

"I am totally happy that my sportive future lies in Dortmund for the next few years. I feel very comfortable here, with this team and the city. The BVB became my second home," Aubameyang said.

Borussia Dortmund encounter Austrian side Wolfsburger AC in the UEFA Europa League qualification round on August 6. Nine days later they face rivals Monchengladbach at the first round in Bundesliga. Endi