Omar Elabdellaoui extends Man. City contract

Omar Elabdellaoui has penned down a new two-year contract with Manchester City, despite not having yet made his first competitive debut for the team, under Roberto Mancini.

However, The Norway U-21 international was previously named as a substitute for a 2010 Europa League match against Juventus and also played in Saturday's friendly loss to Al Hilal in Innsbruck.

“I wasn't sure what was going to happen towards the end of last season or what City were thinking so it was great to be offered a new deal,” he said to the club’s official website.

“I didn’t know if I'd be on the pre-season tour or not so I was really happy to be included in the party because it is really good to be around the senior players that are here in Austria and things couldn’t be going better.”

“I'm enjoying training, feeling sharper every day and it was great to get a run out against Al Hilal on Friday evening. We have two more games left on this tour and I hope I can be involved in those matches, too.”

Elabdellaoui scored one goal in 12 appearances for Norwegian Premier League side Stromsgodset, as he spent part of last campaign on loan to that club.

Omar Elabdellaoui Omar Elabdellaoui  Norway  Morocco 1991-12-05 (21 years) Midfielder 72 kg 179 cm See player profile>