OFFICIAL: Roma extend contract with striker Edin Dzeko until June 2022

In a surprise move, Edin Dzeko has officially extended his contract with Roma until June 2022, ending Inter hopes of a transfer.

It was announced in a club statement this evening without much fanfare or warning.

“AS Roma are delighted to announce that striker Edin Dzeko has signed a contract extension with the club,” read a statement.

“Dzeko, 33, has agreed a new three-year contract with the Giallorossi, which runs until 30 June 2022.”

His contract had been due to run out in June 2020 and Roma resisted offers from Inter, demanding at least €20m for the centre-forward.

“Over the last few weeks I have realised just how much the club wanted me to stay,” Dzeko told the Roma website.

“My conversations with the board, the work we’ve been doing with the Coach, the relationship with my teammates and the love of the fans has all made me realise once again what I had already learned during these four years – that Rome is my home.

“Here there is everything we need to win something and I am delighted to be able to stay here even longer.”

Dzeko first joined Roma from Manchester City in the summer of 2015, scoring 87 goals in 179 competitive games for the club.