Demirbay ends Arsenal and Liverpool talk with new Hoffenheim deal

Joe Wright

Demirbay ends Arsenal and Liverpool talk with new Hoffenheim deal image

Kerem Demirbay has signed a new four-year contract with Hoffenheim, the club have announced.

The 24-year-old, who joined from Hamburg two years ago, has agreed to a deal that will run until the end of the 2021-22 season.

Director of football Alexander Rosen told the Bundesliga side's official website that the extension was "a strong signal, both internally and externally, and underpins that we are resolutely pursuing our ambitious and successful path from recent years".

Demirbay has been linked with Premier League giants Liverpool and Arsenal, but believes he is in the right place to continue his development under Julian Nagelsmann.

"Something special has emerged here and I'm convinced a lot more is possible," said the midfielder, who has two caps for Germany.

"The past few weeks especially has confirmed this to me again. In my time injured, I've experienced this incredible support again, which has been given to me since my transfer to Hoffenheim."

Nagelsmann's side sit seventh in the table.

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Joe is a Senior Editor at Sporting News. He was previously a sub editor and writer for Goal.com before spending six years as part of the Stats Perform editorial news service, covering major global sports including football, tennis, boxing, NBA, rugby union and athletics. Joe has reported live on some of the biggest games in football, including two UEFA Champions League finals, Euro 2016, the Confederations Cup 2017 and the 2018 World Cup final at the end of a month in Russia.