Sporting Lisbon has retained the services of Algeria international striker Islam Slimani for another five years.
Islam Slimani has signed a contract extension through to the end of the 2019-20 Primeira Liga season, Sporting Lisbon announced Thursday.
After highly rated teammate Joao Mario committed his future to the club earlier in the day, Slimani followed suit, penning a new deal with a 30 million euro ($33.5 million) minimum release clause included at the Estadio Jose Alvalade.
The 27-year-old Algeria international forward - a reported target for Premier League duo West Ham and Tottenham towards the latter stages of 2014-15 - was a key contributor as Sporting upstaged Benfica in last week's Supertaca Candido de Oliveira.