U.S. Men’s National Team midfielder Weston McKennie has signed a contract extension with Bundesliga side Schalke.
The club announced on Sunday, that McKennie’s new deal will expire in 2024. McKennie was linked earlier this year with a possible move to Liverpool.
πΊπΈ He's here to stay πβοΈ@WMckennie has signed a contract extension until 2024! π΅βοΈβͺ pic.twitter.com/HUL6TErIn8
— FC Schalke 04 (@s04_en) June 30, 2019
“The decision was very easy for me, because Iβve constantly been able to enjoy the unbelievable support of our fans. The board have likewise always stood behind me. Iβm looking forward to what the future holds,β McKennie said.
McKennie joined Schalke from the FC Dallas academy in 2016 and since has made 59 senior appearances in all competitions. He scored his first goal in European play against Lokomotiv Moscow in the 2018-19 UEFA Champions League.
Schalke will be under new leadership this season with former Huddersfield Town manager David Wagner taking over. Wagner, a former player with Schalke, also coached under Jurgen Klopp at Borussia Dortmund.
McKennie is currently with the USMNT who face Curacao on Sunday in the final quarterfinal of the 2019 Concacaf Gold Cup.
Possible move to Liverpool?
Wow, this is the first Ive heard of that rumor.
Good move. His goal should be to solidify one position!
There was a rumor of Liverpool interest in January which LFC quickly denied saying he was not on their radar.
Word on Twitter is Boyd has a deal done with Bestikas will sign when GC is over but the original source is in Turkish so who knows. Bestikas will be in the group stages of the Europa league.