26-05-2021, 20:46
Peterborough United defenders Nathan Thompson and Dan Butler have signed new contracts following the club's promotion to the Championship.
Thompson, 30, who can play at right-back or as a centre-back, joined in the summer of 2019 from Portsmouth and has been a regular since.
He made 43 appearances last season and has signed for two more years.
Butler, 26, joined from Newport County in 2019 and made 45 appearances in total last season.
Boss Darren Ferguson praised Thompson, who was out of contract, for his professionalism as he waited to see which division Posh would be playing in.
"He was one that we wanted to get sorted and thankfully we have reached an agreement," Ferguson told the club website.
"He is really enjoying his football. He and his family are settled in the area, so it was a big one for us because you always have more of a worry when a player is out of contract.
"Nathan is a good character, really good in the dressing room, a calm influence and an intelligent boy in terms of saying the right things at the right time.
"His performances have been outstanding, he has been one of our most consistent performers whether that be at right back or in the central areas of our defence."
Peterborough United centre-back Frankie Kent has agreed a new three-year contract at the club.
Kent, 25, was a pivotal member of their automatic promotion-winning side this season in League One.
He missed just one league match all campaign for Darren Ferguson's side.
"It was a very easy decision to make," former Colchester United defender Kent said. "I have loved every minute of my time at the club, getting promotion just topped that off."
Teenage forward Ricky-Jade Jones, 18, who scored in the Posh's win at Doncaster on the final day of the season, has also signed a new four-year deal.
Thompson, 30, who can play at right-back or as a centre-back, joined in the summer of 2019 from Portsmouth and has been a regular since.
He made 43 appearances last season and has signed for two more years.
Butler, 26, joined from Newport County in 2019 and made 45 appearances in total last season.
Boss Darren Ferguson praised Thompson, who was out of contract, for his professionalism as he waited to see which division Posh would be playing in.
"He was one that we wanted to get sorted and thankfully we have reached an agreement," Ferguson told the club website.
"He is really enjoying his football. He and his family are settled in the area, so it was a big one for us because you always have more of a worry when a player is out of contract.
"Nathan is a good character, really good in the dressing room, a calm influence and an intelligent boy in terms of saying the right things at the right time.
"His performances have been outstanding, he has been one of our most consistent performers whether that be at right back or in the central areas of our defence."
Peterborough United centre-back Frankie Kent has agreed a new three-year contract at the club.
Kent, 25, was a pivotal member of their automatic promotion-winning side this season in League One.
He missed just one league match all campaign for Darren Ferguson's side.
"It was a very easy decision to make," former Colchester United defender Kent said. "I have loved every minute of my time at the club, getting promotion just topped that off."
Teenage forward Ricky-Jade Jones, 18, who scored in the Posh's win at Doncaster on the final day of the season, has also signed a new four-year deal.
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