Red Bull Salzburg Sporting Director justifies David Atanga's contract extension

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Image caption David Atanga in action for Red Bull Salzburg

Red Bulls Salzburg's Sporting Director Christoph Freund has justified the club's decision to extend the contract of talented Ghana U20 genius David Atanga. 

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The 18-year-old has signed a five-year-contract extension which will keep him at the Red Bull Arena until 2020.

Freund explains why Salzburg decided to sign the Ghanaian youth international on an extension contract.

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"David is a player who we want to keep on developing, as we see great potential in him," he said.

Atanga was sent on loan to Liefering in the Austrian second-tier where he scored twice in 13 games.