Bayern award professional contract to youngster Shabani

Berlin May 9 (IANS) Bayern Munich have promoted homegrown talent Meritan Shabani and given him a professional contract the record German football champions announced on Wednesday.

The 19-year-old attacking midfielder who is part of Bayern s under-19 squad has penned a contract until June 2020 reports Xinhua news agency.

"Meritan is a highly talented and promising player who has gone through all our youth teams. We are delighted that he has signed a long-term contract with us. He has proven his potential in our first-team training and in the league against Frankfurt " Bayern s sporting director Hasan Salihamidzic said.

Shabani has played for Bayern since he was 12 years of age and made his professional first-team debut against league rivals Eintracht Frankfurt on April 28.

"Bayern is my club. I am incredibly pleased to get this opportunity now. I want to continually improve myself and learn a lot in the years to come " Shabani told the club s homepage.

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