Gervinho extended his contract with "Roma"

„Roma“ club announces that Gervinho has signed a new contract and will stay in Italy until the summer of 2018.

The previous contract of the Ivory Coast legionnaire was supposed to expire in 2017, but on Monday the team confirmed that the forward will stay for another year.

The 27-year-old African scored 9 goals in 33 „Serie A“ matches last season for the Italian vice-champions.

This year, the player returned from the World Cup and scored once in two matches.

Gervinho has played for „Beveren“, „Le Mans“, „Lille“, and „Arsenal“ in his career.