Leeds United announced on Tuesday evening that Pablo Hernandez had signed a new contract with the Championship club.

And it was not a surprise that a whole host of the fans took to social media to show their delight.

Hernandez is hardly a spring chicken at the age of 34 but has shown this season that he can still play a huge role for Marcelo Bielsa’s side.

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Indeed, the Spaniard has contributed two goals and two assists in 10 Championship appearances during the 2019/20 campaign despite struggling with injury.

Hernandez has penned a two-year extension with the Whites, meaning that he is now contracted to the club until the end of the 2021/22 campaign.

Leeds note on their official website that the attacker has become the seventh member of the first-team squad to pen a new deal since the summer.

And a whole host of the club’s supporters are absolutely delighted, as shown by the Twitter reaction below: