{"id":292030,"date":"2023-09-25T19:34:40","date_gmt":"2023-09-25T19:34:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/?p=292030"},"modified":"2023-09-25T19:34:40","modified_gmt":"2023-09-25T19:34:40","slug":"kostas-tsimikas-targets-signs-five-year-contract-at-anfield","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/soccer\/kostas-tsimikas-targets-signs-five-year-contract-at-anfield\/","title":{"rendered":"Kostas Tsimikas targets signs five-year contract at Anfield"},"content":{"rendered":"
Liverpool defender Kostas Tsimikas has signed a new long-term contract with the club.<\/p>\n
Tsimikas joined Liverpool from Olympiacos on a five-year contract in 2020 and the terms of the 27-year-old’s new deal have not been disclosed.<\/p>\n
The Greece left-back told Liverpool’s official website: ‘I feel very glad to be here to extend my contract. I feel like all the sacrifices I did and other things, the work I put in, everything pays off.<\/p>\n
‘But this keeps me fully motivated for the rest. As I’ve said in many, many interviews, this team has many, many things to achieve all together and I wanted to be from the first minute a part of it.’<\/p>\n
Tsimikas, who is affectionately known as the ‘Greek Scouser’ among the club’s fanbase, has made 63 appearances and provided 12 assists since joining Liverpool for a fee of around \u00a311.7million.<\/p>\n
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Kostas Tsimikas (pictured) has put pen to paper on a new long-term deal with Liverpool<\/p>\n
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The defender has signed a new five-year contract with the club and is targeting ‘more success’ with the Reds<\/p>\n
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Tsimikas signed a five-year contract with the Merseyside club when he joined from Olympiacos back in 2020\u00a0<\/p>\n
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He has made one Premier League appearance this season, off the bench against Bournemouth in August and started in last week’s Europa League win against LASK in Austria.<\/p>\n
Tsimikas also helped Liverpool achieve FA Cup glory in 2022, slotted the decisive penalty during Liverpool’s final against Chelsea.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But in an interview with the club’s website, Tsimikas spoke of his desire to help his team win more major honours, saying: ‘[I’m targeting] more success, more work and more trophies.\u00a0<\/p>\n
‘For me it is the most important thing, to win trophies, to be committed in every situation, to be part of all of this.<\/p>\n
‘I think this team has very big potential to win more trophies and we will go for it. Everybody, I think, is 100% there [and] focused for the next games and everybody is ready to achieve big things in the future.’<\/p>\n
Liverpool have enjoyed a good start to the new Premier League campaign, winning five of their opening six matches, dropping points only to Chelsea during their 1-1 draw\u00a0at Stamford Bridge at the beginning of the season.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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He has made one Premier League appearance this season, off the bench against Bournemouth in August and started in last week’s Europa League win against LASK in Austria (pictured right)<\/p>\n
At the start of September, it was reported that Jurgen Klopp was keen to reward the Greek defender for his importance in the squad with a new contract.\u00a0<\/p>\n
And speaking on his manager, Tsimikas said: ‘He has always tried to help me, to be honest, with the things I want.\u00a0<\/p>\n
‘I think he gave the green light to sign this contract and show me that he wants me in the club so I am really glad to have him and he is always there for me.\u00a0<\/p>\n
‘So, I really appreciate it and thank him for everything [over] all these years and the years that will come.’<\/p>\n
He added: ‘The Greek Scouser is here and he is here to stay!’\u00a0<\/p>\n
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