PARIS -- Midfielder Blaise Matuidi has signed a new contract with Paris Saint-Germain until 2018, ending months of speculation surrounding his future. The 26-year-old Matuidi has been one of PSGs key players, playing an important role in the French league title run last year. The France international was out of contract in June and had been linked with a big-money move to English Premier League side Manchester City. Matuidi has formed a dynamic central midfield pairing with Thiago Motta, who recently signed a new deal to keep him at the club until 2016. PSG is also negotiating terms with Brazil centre half Alex over a new contract. A tireless runner renowned for his tenacious tackling, Matuidi has played 124 games and scored 13 goals for PSG since joining from Saint-Etienne in 2011. "I was determined to continue the adventure with Paris Saint-Germain," said Matuidi, who has played 19 times for France. "The clubs limitless ambition is unequaled in Europe." Since Qatari backers QSI took charge in May 2011, PSG already has bought four players costing more than 40 million euros ($55 million) each -- Brazil captain Thiago Silva, Argentina midfielder Javier Pastore, the clubs first marquee signing who has since fallen out of favour, Brazil winger Lucas and Uruguay forward Edinson Cavani. PSG also signed midfielder Yohan Cabaye from Premier League club Newcastle last month, and the fact Matuidi is staying on shows PSG has the power both to lure and keep good players, when the French league has historically mainly been a selling league. "We are sending out a very strong message to France and the rest of Europe by re-signing one of Frances very best players," PSG president Nasser Al-Khelaifi said. "Together, we want to build one of the best clubs in the world." PSG leads the French league by five points from Monaco, and thrashed Bayer Leverkusen 4-0 away from home in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 match. 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Ferrer will next face fellow Spaniard Nicolas Almagro, the fourth seed, who defeated Jeremy Chardy of France 7-6 (7), 6-3 in another quarterfinal match.Peter Schmeichel says Leicester did not play well against Southampton - and yet he now believes they will win the Premier League title. Leicester earned their fourth 1-0 victory in a row on Super Sunday to move seven points clear of Tottenham, who could only draw with Liverpool on Saturday evening.Four wins from the remaining six games will guarantee Leicester the first top-flight title in their history and Schmeichel is now convinced his son Kasper will earn a Premier League medal this season. There was no doubt this was going to be a difficult game for them, he told Sky Sports.Having seen Spurs get a point at Liverpool and closing in to four points, to go out there with the opportunity to go seven points clear with six games to go was massive. This is championship-winning stuff when you can win your games 1-0, not playing well and getting those three points here and there. Peter Schmeichel Its probably the first time theyve had an opportunity to think about how this can become a reality.In all fairness, they did not play well. As Wes Morgan said, they defended well but the play going forward was not the best theyve done this season.This is championship-winning stuff when you can win your games 1-0, not playing well and getting those three points here and there. Wes Morgan celebrates giving Leicester the lead Schmeichel, who won five Premier League titles with Manchester United, says Leicesters fairytale charge is down to the simple tactics employed by Claudio Ranieri.He added: They dont complicate things. Its not a complicated set-up they have. Its very difficult to see the wheels coming off.Again today, they went out there and proved that. Everything is just falling into place. I now believe they can go and win it.They have to be calm and cant get carried away because six games is still a long, long way to go. Seven points is a fantastic cushion, but youve still got to go out there. Claudio Ranieri praised his Leicester sides fantastic effort against Southampton, in particular captain Morgan.dddddddddddd. Leicester go into next weeks Super Sunday clash with Sunderland having lost just three Premier League games all season.Graeme Souness joined Schmeichel in the Sky Sports studio - and says it wont be easy to finish the job, but praised the resilience of Ranieris side.There may still be a wobble, but they can afford a wobble, he said.In a season, generally there is a down period where you lose a game and it has an affect ion a team and you end up losing a couple. Morgan gives his thoughts after scoring the only goal of the game against Southampton Leicester lost to Arsenal and rebounded straight back. They lost to Arsenal again and rebounded straight back. They lost to Liverpool and rebounded straight back. That augurs well for them going forward.They were nervy today. They didnt play any football today. They defended like demons - and for as much of the ball as Southampton had, they didnt make the goalkeeper work.You have to say they are resilient and if the punch on the nose comes in the next six games, history this season tells you theyll bounce back. Also See: Leicester 1-0 Southampton As it happened Ranieri praises team Captain Morgans reaction ' ' '