Many things to celebrate this Tuesday at Can Barça. After the defeat of Ferencvaros (5-1) in its debut in the Champions League, the club chaired by Josep Maria Bartomeu announced the renewals of four important players in Ronald Koeman’s schemes: the centrals Gerard Piqué and Clément Lenglet, the goalkeeper Marc- André ter Stegen and midfielder Frenkie de Jong.
The agreements, closed after weeks of negotiations, “include a temporary salary adjustment, given the current circumstances derived from the crisis caused by Covid-19,” according to the Barça statement.
In the case of Pique, who made his position available to the entity after the debacle against Bayern Munich last season, extend your contract until June 30, 2024 and the termination clause is set at 500 million euros. Its renewal is subject to the player playing a certain number of games from the 21-22 season. The ‘3’ is living his thirteenth season in the first team, with whose elastic he has played 548 games.
It also extends your contract Ter Stegen, one of the great pillars of Barça in recent campaigns. The German goalkeeper will be linked to the Barça team until June 30, 2025, with a termination clause of 500 million euros. In this way, the Teutonic goalkeeper, currently injured, will complete more than a decade dressed as a Barça player.
Until June 30, 2026, the link with Barça de Lenglet, whose termination clause is set at 300 million euros. The 25-year-old French central defender has made 89 official matches with the Barça shirt, a team he arrived from Sevilla.
By last, De Jong renews until June 30, 2026, with a termination clause of 400 million euros. The 23-year-old Dutch midfielder has played 47 games for Barça and this year, under Ronald Koeman, has started all five of his team’s games to date.
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