The winger snubbed the interest of a host of top European clubs to sign a new deal at Signal Iduna Park until 2019 on Tuesday, a decision that delighted his team-mates

Marco Reus was applauded by his Borussia Dortmund team-mates inside the dressing room after signing a new contract, the club's coach Jurgen Klopp revealed on Wednesday.

The 25-year-old was widely expected to leave Signal Iduna Park in the summer, with his previous deal containing a €25 million buy-out clause that had reportedly attracted interest from Real Madrid and several other top European clubs.

But, while Dortmund themselves had admitted they were helpless to prevent his departure had he opted to leave, Reus sprung a surprise by committing his future to BVB until the summer of 2019, a decision which was greeted warmly by his team-mates.

"I am really happy he came to his decision," Klopp said at a press conference.

"Marco is very relaxed now, very free. Ideally we can convert this into a performance. There was even applause in the dressing room which I thought was pretty cool. Ideally this will happen at the stadium, too.

"I am not only happy Marco decided for us, I am happy he decided for us this early. That was important to us. It was a decision on a joint future. I am glad he receives the recognition he deserves."

In agreeing his new contract, Reus added to the renewed sense of optimism at Dortmund on the back of Saturday's 3-0 win over Freiburg, a result that saw the club climb off the bottom of the Bundesliga table and into 16th place.

Klopp believes the winger's actions set a valuable example to the rest of the dressing room, while praising his conduct throughout the negotiations. "I believe in the symbolic strength of his actions.

"Marco is a top player and there were many clubs interested. He behaved great all this time and did not comment on everything. He never doubted his way and now he has committed to BVB with everything he has. That is important."

As well as securing the future of Reus, Dortmund also added 16-year-old prospect Christian Pulisic to their ranks on Tuesday, and Klopp believes the youngster has joined the right club at which to continue his development.

"He is a great football player, he knows how to play," the coach praised. "He did not leave a negative impression yesterday. We will do everything we can so he can develop quietly here. That is something not so easy with talented, young players as you could see with [Martin] Odegaard."

Klopp also revealed that Erik Durm is likely to miss Friday's clash with Mainz with flu, while Sven Bender will also be absent as he bids to return to training next week. Striker Adrian Ramos was left out of Klopp's last squad completely on Saturday but could earn a recall.

"In Freiburg I decided to have one striker on the bench, not two. Adrian showed a very good reaction in training. If we have more fit players than we can take with us, there'll always be tight decisions. I did not specifically decide against Adrian Ramos."