Leeds defender Gaetano Berardi signs a two-year contract extension
Monday 21 September 2015 12:38, UK
Leeds defender Gaetano Berardi has signed a two-year contract extension with the club.
Berardi's current deal was due to expire at the end of the season, but the 27-year-old Swiss will now stay at Elland Road until 2018.
"I'm very happy here," Berardi told the club's official website. "The city and everything is very good.
"We are a team this season after many changes last season. We are a very good group together - that is important.
"Last season the first two or three months were difficult for me and for the other new players.
"This time I started the pre-season and that is very important. My body is better and I feel fitter.
"I have been playing right-back, which is my position. We are playing well with the full-backs in every game.
"I hope to stay in this position through hard work every day and hard work every match."
Berardi, signed from Sampdoria in July 2014, has started in six of Leeds' eight league games this season, before being rested for Saturday's 2-1 win at MK Dons.
