Scholl/Linke sign new Bayern deals
BERLIN, Germany -- Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich have extended the contracts of midfielder Mehmet Scholl and defender Thomas Linke until June 2005.
Scholl, 33, joined Bayern from Karlsruhe in 1992, but has been plagued by injuries in past years and has played only three matches so far this season.
Linke, 34, joined Bayern in 1998 from Schalke and has won 41 international caps for Germany.
Bayern said both had agreed to extend their contracts, which were due to expire at the end of the season, whilst in Dubai at a training camp during the traditional winter break.
"They will sign their contracts when they are back in Munich," said Bayern chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge.
Bayern are currently second in the Bundesliga, four points behind Werder Bremen.
