Anthony Knockaert says it was an "easy decision" to stay even longer with Albion.

The French winger has signed a new five-year contract until June 2022, replacing a deal which was due to expire a year earlier.

Knockaert, speaking to the club website, said: "This club is very ambitious, we are now looking forward to progressing and the goal is to stay in the Premier League.

"After the season we had last year, it was an easy decision for me to make and it's brilliant that I'll be here even longer.

"We have a very good group of people and this club is like a family. I was always clear in my mind that I wanted to stay here, and this new deal proves how committed I am to the club and how committed they are to me."

Albion go to Knockaert's old club Leicester on Saturday looking for their first Premier League points following the 2-0 home defeat by Manchester City.

He said: "The first season will be about staying in this division and after that you can always look forward and become more ambitious.

"The goal this season is to stay up and that's what we will try to do. It's going to be a tough, but we can do it together.

"The fans will always be very important and we need to have a 12th man behind us, like we did against City on Saturday.

"We want them to be like this in every game because we need their support and that gives us even more motivation."