FC Barcelona vice-captain and midfielder Xavi Hernández (33) has signed a contract extension that will keep him at Barcelona through June 30 of 2016, according to an official statement on the club’s website.
The signing took place at the club offices located at the Camp Nou in the presence of President Sandro Rosell, the vice-president Josep Maria Bartomeu sports, and sports director of the Department of Football, Andoni Zubizarreta.
FC Barcelona captain and defender Carles Puyol (34) has signed a contract extension which will keep him in Barcelona until June 30 of 2016, according to an official statement on the club’s website.
Speaking with Barça TV the captain said he was very happy to have signed the contract because his idea was to continue with the club. Although he wants to take it one season at a time, Puyol indicated that this probably wasn’t his last contract renewal since he plans to keep playing until he’s 40. As a true professional he added: “Staying in shape is very important and I’m very aware that I have to take care of myself on and off the pitch. That’s what I try to do.”
Negotiations to renew the contract of goalkeeper Victor Valdes have reportedly stalled according to reports on Thursday in all major sporting media in Spain. Valdés’ agent Ginés Carvajal and his father José Manuel Valdés reportedly met on Thursday with club officials Josep Maria Bartomeu, Andoni Zubizarreta and Raül Sanllehí. They subsequently communicated to the club that Valdés would not renew his current deal with the squad.
It remains to be seen how this will play out. Valdés is bound to Barcelona through 2014 in his current contract, but if the player has in fact made up his mind to leave for greener pastures, the club will surely want to be involved financially in the transfer. Stay glued to totalBarça as we will update the site as more information about this story becomes available.
Vice president Josep María Bartomeu and Director of Football Andoni Zubizarreta held a press conference yesterday afternoon to discuss with the media the latest transfer window as well as some of the players on Barça’ squad. Below are some key quotes and passages.
According to Catalan publication Sport, FC Barcelona have finalized the terms for a new contract which will see Barcelona B defender Martin Montoya stay with the club for an additional two years. The 20-year-old talented right back was a regular feature of the under-21 Spain squad that won the UEFA European under-21 Championships in Denmark. His performance had caught the attention of Spain coach Vicente del Bosque who called him recently to train with Spain’s senior team.
Barca B player Gerard Deulofeu already seems to be knocking on the first team’s doors. The 17-year-old player is being treated like a new discovery of Barca’s cantera who, like all great players, goes through phases extremely fast. He debuted last year in Segunda A with Luis Enrique and Pep took him along this summer on Barca’s US tour in Miami, hours after he had won the UEFA Under-19 Championship.
El Mundo Deportivo is reporting on Tuesday that the negotiations to renew the contract of FC Barcelona defender Eric Abidal have stalled, with each side reportedly frustrated about the lack of progress. Abidal’s agent, David Venditelli, told Com Radio earlier this week that “so far we have yet to reach an agreement. There are two or 3 issues pending. We will continue to negotiate with Barcelona, but at this point the negotiations on a renewal have reached a dead end.”
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