Huddersfield have announced Christopher Schindler has put pen to paper on a new three-year deal that will run until June 2020 with an option to a further 12 months.
David Wagner’s side made Schindler the club’s most expensive-ever player when they signed the defender from German side TSV 1860 Munich last summer and have now rewarded the 27-year-old with new terms.
Schindler scored the winning penalty in the Championship play-off final last season and Wagner has hailed the defenders influence at the club over the last 12 months.
“When Christopher Schindler joined the club, I always said I was comfortable to break the transfer record to bring him in and I think he totally proved his worth last season,” Wagner told the club’s official website.
“Christopher was one of the standout players last year; he adapted really well to English football and has developed during the year he’s been with us.
“He is a very strong character, who leads the group both on and off the pitch and he’s responsible not only for himself but the team and the football club as well.
“Everyone could see at Wembley how strong he is as a person, when he stepped-up and scored the winning penalty; it’s great to have a person like him in our dressing room.
“He is an excellent defender who suits our style of play but now the challenge for him and his teammates is to make the step-up into the Premier League.”
Only Liam Moore (1705) and Jamaal Lascelles (1365) completed more passes in their own half of the pitch in the Championship last season (excluding playoffs) than Schindler (1340).
