Ampadu says 'exciting times' are ahead after penning new deal
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Leeds United captain Ethan Ampadu has signed a new four-year deal to extend his stay at Elland Road until 2030.
The Wales international says he is "very pleased" to have his future at the club sorted with him entering the final year of his previous contract.
Since arriving at Elland Road from Chelsea in 2023, the 25-year-old has made 126 appearances and scored three goals.
Speaking to the club's website after signing the new deal, Ampadu said: "It is very exciting times and very pleased to have it sorted and out of the way. And now we can concentrate on hopefully building on what has been, especially the last two years, something very positive.
"We obviously knew that starting from the Championship the aim was to get promoted. We always had the ambition that we were going to achieve that. So, to have the second year and become champions and enjoy that with the whole city was amazing. And then especially last year, to be one of the teams to stay up for the first couple of seasons was massive. That was the target."
Speaking to BBC Radio Leeds about the new deal for the club captain, club chairman Paraag Marathe said: "It is great to have our captain locked up and here.
"He represents everything we want on and off the pitch and I think it's a great signal to the market, in advance to the transfer window as well, about what we're about as a club."
Listen to Marathe's chat on Ampadu's new deal here, external
