{"id":18746,"date":"2018-01-26T11:19:32","date_gmt":"2018-01-26T16:19:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonfootball.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=18746"},"modified":"2018-01-26T11:19:32","modified_gmt":"2018-01-26T16:19:32","slug":"brandon-thomas-asante-signs-new-mk-dons-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2018\/01\/26\/brandon-thomas-asante-signs-new-mk-dons-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"Brandon Thomas-Asante Signs New MK Dons Deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>MK Dons have announced that exciting, young forward Brandon Thomas-Asante has extended his contract at the club, signing a new one-and-a-half year deal.<\/p>\n<h1>Brandon Thomas-Asante Signs New MK Dons Deal<\/h1>\n<p>His contract will now keep him at Stadium MK until summer 2019. His previous deal was set to expire at the end of this season.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to mkdons.com, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mkdons.com\/news\/2018\/january\/brandon-extends-dons-stay\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Thomas-Asante said<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We\u2019ve been talking in the last couple of weeks. I couldn\u2019t wait to get things signed so I could carry on with my football at this Club \u2013 this is my hometown team and I love playing here, in front of the fans.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I just can\u2019t wait to kick on now and show everyone what I\u2019m capable of. I know I can do more and I\u2019m not going to stop until I do.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The youngster made his Dons debut back in 2016, coming on as a substitute for George C. Williams in the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/football\/36930220\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">opening day victory over Shrewsbury<\/a>. He has since gone on to make 24 appearances for the first team, scoring his first goal in the 3-2 FA Cup <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/football\/37807096\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">win over Spennymoor<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>New MK Dons boss Dan Micciche <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mkdons.com\/news\/2018\/january\/brandon-extends-dons-stay\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">said of the deal<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I\u2019m very proud of Brandon. I\u2019ve seen a lot of him while I\u2019ve been away from the Club and I\u2019ve been really impressed with his development.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He\u2019s established himself as a first-team squad member but there are still a lot of steps left in Brandon\u2019s development. Knowing the boy as I do, this will be just the start for him. He\u2019s very dedicated to the game and he\u2019s got a great work-rate so this will be a motivation to take the next step.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Thomas-Asante joins Chuks Aneke, Joe Walsh, Lee Nicholls and Callum Brittain in extending their contracts since the season&#8217;s start. He is certainly a player for the future. However, this move will be the next step for him to break into the first team on a regular basis.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"odRNztsBRlpwYRDvBEXBkA\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.co.uk\/detail\/837399232\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'odRNztsBRlpwYRDvBEXBkA',sig:'Tc0HCC3_kChG5hJW1JBljIhXgehIEyFmoAlcmESlKII=',w:'492px',h:'594px',items:'837399232',caption: true ,tld:'co.uk',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MK Dons have announced that exciting, young forward Brandon Thomas-Asante has extended his contract at the club, signing a new one-and-a-half year deal. Brandon Thomas-Asante Signs New MK Dons Deal His contract will now keep him at Stadium MK until summer 2019. His previous deal was set to expire at the end of this season. 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