Friday, 23rd July 2010
Lyon have extended the contract of their reliable Brazilian defender Cris. The 33-year-old has signed a new deal with the Ligue 1 giants to keep him at the club until 2013, and expressed his pleasure at the agreement between both parties.
"It’s a great joy for me", said Cris. "I am starting my seventh season at the club. I always want to play, to win titles. This club has allowed me to win trophies, to experience great moments and to go to the 2006 World Cup in Germany."
The defender also revealed that he had offers on the table to leave, specifically from Greek giants Panathinaikos and a club in Qatar, but he always wanted to stay at Lyon.
"There was a club in Qatar and Panathinaikos, but I told the Greek club that my priority was to stay at OL [Olympique Lyon]."
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