Paris Saint-Germain coach Laurent Blanc has extended his contract until 2018, the Ligue 1 club announced today.
"I want to thank the club for the faith they put in me," said Blanc, whose existing contract was expiring at the end of the season.
The former France defender, who won the World Cup in 1998, joined the club in June 2013, replacing Carlo Ancelotti one year after the Italian ended his term as the Les Bleus coach.
Blanc has led PSG to two successive Ligue 1 titles and secured an unprecedented treble of league, League Cup and French Cup titles last season.
The capital side lead the Ligue 1 standings by a massive 24 points after 25 games. They play Chelsea in the first leg of the Champions League last 16 on Tuesday.
Blanc described the offer of an extension as a "show of faith" from the club's wealthy Qatari owners.
"The club has ambitions both nationally and in Europe, and we'll do all we can to reach those objectives"
"Quite simply, we need to look to the future, that's the way I see it," he told the club's official website. "Of course, it's a strong show of faith, and I'm very happy, also for my staff. A coach is nothing without his staff.
"For us, continuing the adventure is a show of faith but also a big responsibility.
"The club has ambitions both nationally and in Europe, and we'll do all we can to reach those objectives. We'll get there; we're ready. We're aware that we're at a big club where expectations are very high."
PSG have twice reached the last eight of the Champions League under Blanc but he admits winning the competition has got to be a target for his side now.
"When you're a coach, you need to be a winner, a competitor," he added. "The lads who have been at Paris Saint-Germain for a few years are winners, conquerors - we've proved it out on the pitch.
"There's still one competition that has eluded us - the Champions League - and it's very difficult to win. But one day, Paris St Germain will win it."
The news ends speculation linking former Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho with the PSG job.
Blanc, who was part of France's 1998 World Cup-winning squad and also played in England for Manchester United towards the end of his career, started out in management at Bordeaux.
He enjoyed great success with Les Girondins, winning the Ligue 1 title in his second season having been runners-up at the end of his first. He took France to the quarter-finals of Euro 2012.
