JASON Johannisen has recommitted to the Western Bulldogs for another five seasons.

Johannisen was due to come out of contract at the end of the season, and attracted rival interest after talks between his manager, Tim Galic, and the Bulldogs stalled earlier this year.

Galic told AFL.com.au in late March his client had put negotiations with the Dogs on hold until the end of the season, saying the parties were a long way apart in their talks. At that time it's believed Johannisen was seeking up to $800,000 a season to re-sign.

The stalemate only lasted a month before talks re-opened and the Bulldogs announced on Monday Johannisen had re-signed until the end of 2022.

Industry sources suggested the Bulldogs had upped their offer to about $600,000 a season to get the deal over the line, meaning the 24-year-old speedster will earn up to $3 million over the course of his new deal.

Essendon was Johannisen's most ardent rival suitor. The West Australian was also linked to a move back to his home state, although it's understood he would have preferred to stay in Victoria if he had been unable to come to terms with the Bulldogs.

Bulldogs list manager Jason McCartney said the 2016 Norm Smith medalist should only get better over the next five years.

"Jason is not only a key member of our playing group but a quality individual who is a big part of the future of the Western Bulldogs," McCartney said.

"To reach the heights he has after coming off the rookie list is a credit to not only his talent and work ethic, but at just 24 we think there's also still plenty of improvement in him.

"We've seen 'JJ' grow in leaps and bounds over the past few years, and we're looking forward to watching him continue to develop as a player and a person at our football club."

Johannisen was taken at pick No.39 in the NAB AFL Rookie Draft at the end of 2010 and debuted against North Melbourne in round 19, 2012.

In his first four years at the Whitten Oval, Johannisen played 27 games, but he has flourished since Luke Beveridge took over as coach in 2015, becoming a mainstay in the Dogs' senior team and one of the competition's most damaging half-backs.

Johannisen won the Norm Smith Medal for his 33-possession haul in last year's Grand Final, while he was also outstanding in the Bulldogs' earlier finals wins over West Coast and Greater Western Sydney.

He finished 10th in the Bulldogs' 2016 best and fairest award despite missing nine games with a hamstring injury.

He has struggled to recapture his best form in recent weeks as he has become the target of opposition taggers.