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Manchester Metropolis goalkeeper Stefan Ortega has signed a brand new contract extension.
The 31-year-old is now set to stay on the Etihad Stadium membership till the summer time of 2026.
He stated: “I’m delighted to be staying at Manchester Metropolis for longer.
“This can be a soccer membership that gives gamers with the whole lot we should be our greatest. Each single day I really feel motivated and challenged, and I’ve improved as a goalkeeper since coming right here two years in the past.
“My household are actually settled right here in England, I really like the whole lot about it right here. Signing this deal means I can now focus 100 per cent on subsequent season and past.”
Ortega has been Metropolis’s No 2 goalkeeper since signing for Pep Guardiola’s facet on a free switch in 2022.
The German made 20 appearances for Metropolis in 2023-24 as he helped information his facet to their fourth Premier League title in a row.
Ortega made a sequence of saves in Metropolis’s 1-1 draw in opposition to Tottenham Hotspur in Could, together with one from point-blank vary to disclaim Son Heung-min, after approaching instead to switch the injured Ederson.
He joined Metropolis on an preliminary three-year deal and has since made 34 appearances throughout all competitions.
Metropolis have additionally not too long ago tied one among their different goalkeepers right down to a brand new deal after third-choice shot-stopper Scott Carson signed a one-year contract extension in Could.
The 38-year-old’s earlier deal was set to run out this summer time however he’ll now stay on the membership till June 2025.
The veteran goalkeeper initially joined Metropolis on mortgage in 2019 earlier than making the transfer everlasting in 2021.
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Manchester Metropolis lastly have their ‘second’ courtesy of Stefan Ortega
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