Barcelona want to announce superstar’s contract renewal before transfer window closes

As reported by COPE, Barcelona want to announce the contract renewal of club captain and key superstar Marc-Andre ter Stegen before the end of the transfer window.

The 31-year-old stopper will extend his ongoing deal for three more years, keeping him at the club until 2028.

Ter Stegen joined Barcelona in the summer of 2014 and while his initial years were rather difficult, having been used mostly as second fiddle to Claudio Bravo, the German was promoted up in the order from the 2016-17 season.

Ever since arriving, the 31-year-old has penned as many as three contracts with Barcelona. His first deal, signed at the time of his arrival, was until 2019. However, in 2017, he signed an improved deal until 2022, with a buyout clause of €180 million.

In October 2020, he revised his contract due to financial problems at the time of the COVID-19 pandemic and penned an extension until 2025.

Barcelona keen to confirm Ter Stegen’s renewal soon

We have reported before that Ter Stegen and Barcelona have already reached an agreement over a new deal that would last until 2028.

During this tenure, the stopper’s salary will be reduced for the first two years, but the deferral will be covered in the latter years of the deal.

According to reports, this happens to be Barcelona’s strategy as they continue to comply with their Financial Fair Play situation.

With his salary reduced, Barcelona will have some space to register the remaining players and can even acquire new signings before the end of the transfer window.

As of today, rumours have it that both the player and the team are on the verge of signing the long-term deal.

As the market’s closing draws near, all eyes will be on Barcelona’s imminent announcement, which is poised to reverberate through the footballing world, that despite the difficult times, the management is truly capable of handling the situation.