Inter Milan midfielder Wesley Sneijder has signed a contract extension to remain at the European and Italian champions until 2015.
Inter president Massimo Moratti confirmed that the Holland international had penned the new deal at a shareholders' meeting on Thursday.
The move to pin down Sneijder comes after he had been linked with a possible move to Manchester United following a stellar 12 months for the 26-year-old midfielder.
Sneijder led Inter to the Champions League and Serie A double last season before playing a starring role as Holland reached the World Cup final.
"The fans will be happy above all else because we have today reached an agreement with Wesley Sneijder for a contract extension until 2015," Moratti was quoted as saying on the club's website.
"Sneijder became a key player for Inter last season and will be this year, and for many years to come.
"The negotiations started a despite the fact he had a long time to go on his old deal (which ran out in 2013) but with mutual satisfaction they were completed this morning."
Sneijder's impressive year saw him nominated for the prestigious FIFA Ballon d'Or award.
The former Real Madrid midfielder was last week named alongside Inter team-mates Samuel Eto'o, Julio Cesar and Maicon for the award and while Moratti has backed Sneijder he believes any one of them could claim one of the game's most prized personal honours.
"Everyone is free to say that someone else must win, but it's so clear that it will be up to him," Moratti said.
"He launched Inter to the treble win and Holland to the World Cup final.
"I have spoken about Sneijder winning the Ballon d'Or, but let's not forget there are other candidates.
"There is Maicon, Julio Cesar and Eto'o. Why ignore them?
"They deserve it to as does Diego Milito who has absurdly been omitted from the list."
