Albion captain Chris Brunt signs new contract

Albion captain Chris Brunt today signed a new contract to commit his future to the club for the next four years.

Brunt penned a three-year deal with a further year's option in the Baggies' favour just a week after player of the season Youssouf Mulumbu signed his own money-spinning new contract.

The new deal is a one-year extension on Brunt's previous agreement and will net the winger an increase on his wages in line with the club's highest earners.

It is the 26-year-old's second new contract in 13 months and is reward for an impressive Premier League season, during which he inherited the captain's armband from good friend Scott Carson.

Head coach Roy Hodgson said: "I'm pleased Chris has been rewarded with this extension on improved terms. It is fully deserved. He's been a great club servant and I'm delighted he's committed himself to West Bromwich Albion for a longer period."

With Brunt and Mulumbu having agreed new long-term deals, the Baggies will now hope to see top striker Peter Odemwingie follow suit. The Nigeria international has been in talks over an extension all summer but has yet to reach an agreement on wages.

Brunt is one of the first-team players who could miss tonight's friendly against Olympiacos in Piraeus. Hodgson might rest some of his stars for Sunday's final warm-up game against Parma at The Hawthorns.