Marseille announced on 29 August that Japan international defender Hiroki Sakai has inked an extension with the Ligue 1 side until 2022.

Marseille’s website wrote, “The Japan international. who is highly rated by the OM (Olympique de Marseille) supporters, has become an indispensable part of Marseille.”

In addition, Sakai left a message on his social media, expressing his joy about his extended stay with the club he loves, “I could never imagined I would be able to renew my contract twice with this historic club. Thank you very much for always cheering me on!”

Sakai moved to Marseille from Hannover in 2016 and established himself as a regular in his first year at the club. The following year, he had his contract extended to 2021. The 29-year-old was voted as the player of the season by the fans for his performance in the 2018/19 campaign.

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Source: Yahoo

Image: Marseille tweet