Al Jazira have extended the contracts of fan favourites Milos Kosanovic and Thulani Serero, with the duo signing new deals until 2023.
\nBoth players joined the Pride of Abu Dhabi in 2019 and have become key to Marcel Keizer\u2019s starting 11 with the team currently second in the Arabian Gulf League.
\nSerero, who has more than 40 international appearances for South Africa, joined the club having spent eight years playing in the Netherlands with Ajax and Vitesse Arnhem, while Kosanovic had spells playing top-flight football in Poland, Belgium and Turkey before making the move to Abu Dhabi two years ago.
\nCommenting on the new deals, Chairperson and board member of Al Jazira\u2019s sporting committee H.E. Mohammed Saif Al Suwaidi, commented: \u201cSecuring the contract extensions of key members of our squad is just as important as strengthening it with new ones.
\n\u201cWe are all proud of Serero and Kosanovic\u2019s performances, they are excellent professionals who give it their all every time they step out on to the pitch and it is great to have them with us for upcoming few years.\u201d
\nSporting Director Mads Davidsen added: \u201cHaving two key players commit their long-term future to the club is brilliant news as we continue to build a strong squad.
\n\u201cWe believe in our home-grown local players to be combined with international key players who add in experience and leadership to the group. And Milos and Thulani have shown their quality continuously.
\n\u201cWe also believe in continuity and stability to build strong performances, so this is good day for everyone at Al Jazira.\u201d
\nSerero added: \u201cSince joining the club in 2019 I have felt at home and thrilled to extend my contract with this great club. The fans have welcomed me since day one and I want to give back to them and I am targeting silverware during my time at the club.
\n\u201cI would like to thank everyone at the club from my team-mates to the fans to the board of directors for their support which really means a lot.\u201d
\n? Serero ? Kosanovic ?How much \u2764\ufe0f for these two? pic.twitter.com\/iX2MeipJlW— Al Jazira Club (@AlJazira_uae_EN) January 18, 2021
\nSpeaking of his new deal, Kosanovic commented: \u201cThank you to everybody at the club for believing in me and giving me this new deal with means a lot to me. Al Jazira are one of the biggest clubs in the region so to be able to pull on the shirt fills me with immense pride.
\n\u201cWe have a great team here and to be part of it is really special and I want to achieve a lot more while I\u2019m part of Al Jazira. I am very grateful to all my team-mates and coaching staff; this would not be possible [without them].\u201d
\nFans can share their appreciation for both player through the club\u2019s official social media accounts, using @Al_Jazira_FC on Instagram and @AlJazira_UAE_EN on Twitter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Al Jazira have extended the contracts of fan favourites Milos Kosanovic and Thulani Serero, with the duo signing new deals until 2023.
\nBoth players joined the Pride of Abu Dhabi in 2019 and have become key to Marcel Keizer\u2019s starting 11 with the team currently second in the Arabian Gulf League.
\nSerero, who has more than 40 international appearances for South Africa, joined the club having spent eight years playing in the Netherlands with Ajax and Vitesse Arnhem, while Kosanovic had spells playing top-flight football in Poland, Belgium and Turkey before making the move to Abu Dhabi two years ago.
\nCommenting on the new deals, Chairperson and board member of Al Jazira\u2019s sporting committee H.E. Mohammed Saif Al Suwaidi, commented: \u201cSecuring the contract extensions of key members of our squad is just as important as strengthening it with new ones.
\n\u201cWe are all proud of Serero and Kosanovic\u2019s performances, they are excellent professionals who give it their all every time they step out on to the pitch and it is great to have them with us for upcoming few years.\u201d
\nSporting Director Mads Davidsen added: \u201cHaving two key players commit their long-term future to the club is brilliant news as we continue to build a strong squad.
\n\u201cWe believe in our home-grown local players to be combined with international key players who add in experience and leadership to the group. And Milos and Thulani have shown their quality continuously.
\n\u201cWe also believe in continuity and stability to build strong performances, so this is good day for everyone at Al Jazira.\u201d
\nSerero added: \u201cSince joining the club in 2019 I have felt at home and thrilled to extend my contract with this great club. The fans have welcomed me since day one and I want to give back to them and I am targeting silverware during my time at the club.
\n\u201cI would like to thank everyone at the club from my team-mates to the fans to the board of directors for their support which really means a lot.\u201d
\n? Serero ? Kosanovic ?How much \u2764\ufe0f for these two? pic.twitter.com\/iX2MeipJlW\u2014 Al Jazira Club (@AlJazira_uae_EN) January 18, 2021
\nSpeaking of his new deal, Kosanovic commented: \u201cThank you to everybody at the club for believing in me and giving me this new deal with means a lot to me. Al Jazira are one of the biggest clubs in the region so to be able to pull on the shirt fills me with immense pride.
\n\u201cWe have a great team here and to be part of it is really special and I want to achieve a lot more while I\u2019m part of Al Jazira. I am very grateful to all my team-mates and coaching staff; this would not be possible [without them].\u201d
\nFans can share their appreciation for both player through the club\u2019s official social media accounts, using @Al_Jazira_FC on Instagram and @AlJazira_UAE_EN on Twitter.<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"image","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23976"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=23976"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23976\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23977,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23976\/revisions\/23977"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=23976"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=23976"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=23976"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}