Diego Llorente says he's a better player after gaining Premier League experience and is looking forward to the future with Leeds United. The Spanish defender penned a three-year-and-a-half year extension at Elland Road this afternoon.
The new contract will expire in the summer of 2026, which will take his stay in Yorkshire through to six years, if he sees out that time. The defender has made has made 55 appearances in all competitions, scoring four goals and has featured nine times in all competitions under head coach Jesse Marsch.
"It’s a good and exciting moment for me,” said Llorente. "It’s an opportunity for me to keep helping the team, I have been here two years and it has been a happy time for me.
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“I think I am a better player now, the Premier League is a hard competition but it has helped me to improve and I believe I can keep improving and help my teammates. When I came here I didn’t have an expectation, I just wanted to play and show my abilities, but when you see the atmosphere at Elland Road, it was a big surprise for me because I have never seen anything like it before.
“I think Leeds United can help me to develop my football and also I have the feeling I can help the club improve. Now I want to keep pushing every day in training and get opportunities in games, we have a lot of matches in the next two weeks and everyone will have the opportunity to play, so I want to help the team and keep pushing.
“We have a good mix of young guys with potential here and others like me with more experience and this mix can work very well to improve.”
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