Fabian Schär agrees one year contract extension at Newcastle
The Swiss defender has been at the Magpies since 2018, and will now see his contract expire at the end of the 2026/27 season.
Fabian Schär has signed a new one year extension to his contract at Newcastle United that will keep him at the club until the end of next season.
The Swiss defender made clear he was “really pleased” to be adding another 12 months onto his deal, especially given that he missed the second half of the previous campaign with injury.
Schär, who has made 251 appearances in black and white, added that “I’m proud to call Newcastle home. Everybody knows how happy I am, both in this and with this club”.
This new deal for Schär likely means that Newcastle will not be in the hunt for a new centre back this summer, with many other positions needing to be strengthened. Furthermore, the Magpies’ defensive drop off in the final months of last season coincided with Schär’s absence.
This was noted by Head Coach Eddie Howe, who said “Fabian’s form was really strong until injury ended his season. His creative distribution, defensive mentality and huge experience was a big miss towards the end of the last campaign.”
There was some uncertainty over Schär’s future in recent months, but Sporting Director Ross Wilson made clear that despite “complex discussions”, he and Newcastle are happy to have clarity over the situation.
Certainly, for a player who has contributed so much to the club, to not receive a fitting farewell at the end of the previous campaign would have felt unjust. Schär has been part of relegation battles, two Champions League qualifications and a Carabao Cup triumph during his time on Tyneside.
The centre back has also scored 22 times for Newcastle, and despite him being 34-years-old, those at the club still believe he has an important role to play in the coming season.
Schär made clear that he wants to help the team achieve their goals for next season, which will almost certainly include a return to European competition as well as possibly further domestic success.
With Anthony Gordon’s departure, Lewis Miley and now Schär seeing their contracts be sorted, the Magpies are moving fast this summer, but now must start to bring in new faces to increase the competition and quality within the squad.