For three more seasons, Barcelona renews the contract of its defènder, with a penaاty clause of 500 million euros

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FC Barcelona has completed the procedures for renewing the defender’s contract for three seasons, which took place yesterday, Thursday, at the Camp Nou offices with President Joan Laporta.

Alejandro Balde has already signed his new contract with Barcelona. A signing that was formalized on Thursday and an agreement that will unite him with FC Barcelona until 2024, in addition, they protected him with a termination condition of 500 million euros.

The player signed a contract at the Camp Nou offices with President Joan Laporta, Senior Vice President and President of the Sports District Rafael Yuste, Formative Football Directors Joan Soler, and José Ramón Alexanco

His family and representative Jorge Mendes were also present at the event, and the Portuguese agent was instrumental in defusing the situation and reaching an agreement with Laporta.

As the MD explained, initially Barcelona proposed a five-year contract to the defender, with a ticket with the reserve team. Finally, the contract would be for only three seasons, and the defender accepted a lower salary after giving up his financial claims. K

After signing, the left-back, who is having an exceptional week, confirmed, “Barcelona is my second home and my family and I wanted to stay here,” adding, “I am very happy. I’ve been in this club for 11 years and every day I work to get to days like this. This is a dream for me. On Wednesday, I started my first match with the first team, something I wanted since childhood, and today I can renew a professional contract.”

Balde adds: “I realize that I am a Barcelona B player, I will go step by step, I don’t have to rush either. I’m going to get chances with the first team and if I don’t, I’ll keep working like I’ve always done.”

(Source: MD newspaper)