{"id":292091,"date":"2023-09-25T19:34:34","date_gmt":"2023-09-25T19:34:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports-life-news.com\/?p=292091"},"modified":"2023-09-25T19:34:34","modified_gmt":"2023-09-25T19:34:34","slug":"kostas-tsimikas-targets-signs-five-year-contract-at-anfield","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports-life-news.com\/soccer\/kostas-tsimikas-targets-signs-five-year-contract-at-anfield\/","title":{"rendered":"Kostas Tsimikas targets signs five-year contract at Anfield"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Liverpool defender Kostas Tsimikas targets &#8216;more success&#8217; with the Reds as he signs a new five-year contract<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Kostas Tsimikas has put pen to paper on a new long-term deal with Liverpool\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The defender is targeting &#8216;more success&#8217; after signing a new five-year contract<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Mail Sport&#8217;s new WhatsApp Channel: Get the breaking news and exclusives here\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Liverpool defender Kostas Tsimikas has signed a new long-term contract with the club.<\/p>\n<p>Tsimikas joined Liverpool from Olympiacos on a five-year contract in 2020 and the terms of the 27-year-old&#8217;s new deal have not been disclosed.<\/p>\n<p>The Greece left-back told Liverpool&#8217;s official website: &#8216;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<p>&#8216;But this keeps me fully motivated for the rest. As I&#8217;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.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Tsimikas, who is affectionately known as the &#8216;Greek Scouser&#8217; among the club&#8217;s fanbase, has made 63 appearances and provided 12 assists since joining Liverpool for a fee of around \u00a311.7million.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/25\/19\/75821165-0-image-a-6_1695666458668.jpg\" height=\"504\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Kostas Tsimikas (pictured) has put pen to paper on a new long-term deal with Liverpool<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/25\/19\/75821263-0-image-m-13_1695666558005.jpg\" height=\"568\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The defender has signed a new five-year contract with the club and is targeting &#8216;more success&#8217; with the Reds<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/25\/19\/75821187-0-image-a-11_1695666481692.jpg\" height=\"448\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Tsimikas signed a five-year contract with the Merseyside club when he joined from Olympiacos back in 2020\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>He has made one Premier League appearance this season, off the bench against Bournemouth in August and started in last week&#8217;s Europa League win against LASK in Austria.<\/p>\n<p>Tsimikas also helped Liverpool achieve FA Cup glory in 2022, slotted the decisive penalty during Liverpool&#8217;s final against Chelsea.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But in an interview with the club&#8217;s website, Tsimikas spoke of his desire to help his team win more major honours, saying: &#8216;[I&#8217;m targeting] more success, more work and more trophies.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;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<p>&#8216;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.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>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<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/25\/19\/75821525-0-image-a-12_1695666535875.jpg\" height=\"484\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>He has made one Premier League appearance this season, off the bench against Bournemouth in August and started in last week&#8217;s Europa League win against LASK in Austria (pictured right)<\/p>\n<p>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<p>And speaking on his manager, Tsimikas said: &#8216;He has always tried to help me, to be honest, with the things I want.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;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<p>&#8216;So, I really appreciate it and thank him for everything [over] all these years and the years that will come.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>He added: &#8216;The Greek Scouser is here and he is here to stay!&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football, launching with a preview show today and every week this season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube , Apple Music and Spotify<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12559215\/Liverpool-Kostas-Tsimikas-signs-five-year-contract.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Liverpool defender Kostas Tsimikas targets &#8216;more success&#8217; 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