Kramer extends stay at Leverkusen

The highly-rated Kramer, 23, who signed a contract extension tying him to parent club Bayer Leverkusen until 2019, has attracted interest from several big clubs in Europe but has decided to stay with his boyhood club

German international midfielder Christoph Kramer, currently on loan at Borussia Moenchengladbach, has signed a contract extension tying him to parent club Bayer Leverkusen until 2019, Bayer announced Monday. The highly-rated Kramer, 23, a member of Germany's victorious World Cup squad, has attracted interest from several big clubs in Europe but has decided to stay with his boyhood club.