German international Paul Freier has extended his contract with Bayer Leverkusen and committed himself to the Bay Arena outfit until 2009.
The 27-year-old winger, who was overlooked for Germany’s friendly against Switzerland next week, joined Leverkusen in 2004 from Bochum.
“We are happy that Paul decided to stay on,” declared director of sport Rudi Voller,
Voller also revealed that striker Patrick Helmes from second-division side FC Cologne will join the club in 2008 after signing a pre-contract at the Bay Arena.
“Helmes is tied to Cologne until 2008, but we hope that we will get him already in the summer,” said Voller.
The youngster rose to prominence at the beginning of the season when he broke into Dieter Eilts Under 21 squad and is currently hoping to seal his comeback after a lengthy injury spell on the sidelines.
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