Hamburg midfielder Romeo Castelen signs one-year contract extension – Bundesliga news
Hamburg SV winger, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Romeo-Castelen-c31674, has agreed to sign a one-year contract extension with the club and is hopeful of being fit before the start of the next season. The player’s contract was due to expire this summer.
Romeo Castelen joined Hamburg from Dutch side http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Feyenoord-c39258 in the summer of 2007, signing a four-year deal. However, the midfielder’s injury woes have kept him out for most of that period and now he looks to prove his doubters wrong.
The Dutchman expressed his delight on signing the new contract and admitted that he owes a lot to the club. He revealed that he has had a great conversation with the club’s http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Sporting-89-c40576 Director, Frank Arnesen, and is happy with the club’s ambitious plans for
the future. He also admitted that he is satisfied with the club’s growth in the past few years and that he would http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Love-c22466 to contribute to its success next season.
Castelen stated that he is mentally satisfied after signing the deal and that has surely put a lot of burden off him after reports that the midfielder could be on his way out considering the long-term injury woes he has had.
“I had a very good conversation with Frank Arnesen in which we clarified everything. Since then, I have a much more positive mindset and I can go on my holidays in a relaxed frame of mind,” he was quoted as saying in an interview to Hamburg’s official website.
The winger revealed that the club has provided him with a training program which would help him in his rehabilitation. He added that the training would speed up his recovery and he would be available for the pre-season before the start of the next campaign.
“Like everyone else I have been assigned a special training program. It is not all just about the physical side, though, but also the mental side,” the player concluded.
The Dutch international has made only 16 appearances in his four seasons for Rothosen due to injuries. The former Feyenoord player did not play a single game last season due to a serious knee injury.
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