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Leeds United defender Pontus Jansson signs new five-year contract

Leeds United defender Pontus Jansson signs a new five-year contract at Elland Road.

Leeds United have announced that defender Pontus Jansson has put pen to paper on a five-year contract.

The 26-year-old joined the Whites last season on a loan deal from Torino, but made it permanent at the end of the season.

Now, Jansson, who has started 10 of the club's 13 Championship games in the current campaign, has signed an improved contract that will run until 2022.

"I am really happy, this has been my second home since day one," Jansson told the club's official website. "When I first came here everybody was good with me and helped me in a good way.

"Me and my family love it here, everyone has been so nice to us and I hope to stay here and make people happy. Leeds have been fantastic since day one and when I play good on the pitch I get the love from the fans and I am really pleased to be staying here.

"The supporters, club and teammates are all really good to me and I hope I can give something back now. Leeds are a club that belongs in the Premier League and since day one I have said I wanted to play in the Premier League with Leeds, we are now getting closer and closer and we are on our way to something good."

Thomas Christiansen's side currently sit fourth in the league table, four points adrift of automatic promotion.

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