United States youth international Weston McKennie is set to be dressed in royal blue until the year 2022, agreeing to an extension with Schalke 04. The 19-year-old Texas native’s previous contract was to be up in the 2019/2020 season.
This is great news for McKennie, who has made his way to the Royal Blues senior team after spending time with their U-19’s and then at FC Ingolstadt on loan.
Here’s what Sporting Director Christian Heidel had to say about the young midfielder:
“Weston will develop into a key part of our first team with us.