Newcastle Knights forward Pasami Saulo has signed on with the club for a further two seasons.

The new deal ties the 21-year old to Newcastle until the end of 2022.

Recruitment manager Alex McKinnon toldย newcastleknights.com.au that the club was keen to see the junior Knights product continue his development.

โ€œPasami is a local who has been in our junior system since the age of 15,โ€ McKinnon said.

โ€œThe club has put a lot of time and effort into developing Pasami physically and we want to be the club who sees that benefit. Heโ€™s a local kid and weโ€™re focused on developing local talent.

โ€œHeโ€™s only 21 and front rowers take a couple of years to come into their prime, so we expect to see the best of Pasami in the near future.โ€

Saulo was pleased to stay put and is now keen to add to his tally of six NRL games.

โ€œI feel happy that Iโ€™m staying,โ€ he said.

โ€œTwo years, thereโ€™s a lot to do in that time, so Iโ€™m looking forward to it.

โ€œIโ€™ve always looked at the one-club players, the guys who play 300 plus games for the one team and thatโ€™s what I want to achieve as well. Iโ€™d like to be at the club as long as I can.โ€