Two Barcelona wonderkids will sign new deals with €1bn release clause after international break

Barcelona wonderkid duo Alejandro Balde and Lamine Yamal will sign their new long-term contracts with the club after the international break, reports Anais Martin Herrero on ARA.

The La Masia graduates have already agreed on their new contracts with the club and only the final signing and official announcement are the formalities pending for the process to be completed.

The report states that an agreement for the contract renewal was reached and finalised in July itself, before Barça left for the pre-season tour of the USA.

And, as soon as Balde and Yamal return from their national team duties with Spain later this month, the signature and official announcement will take place.

Balde to renew until 2028

Balde enjoyed a fine breakthrough campaign with Barcelona last season, displacing Jordi Alba as the first-choice left-back.

The 19-year-old has since broken into the Spanish national team as well and has become a key member of Xavi’s plans at the club level.

Balde’s contract renewal had been on the club’s agenda for a long time and an agreement has been reached for him to extend his contract for five years until 2028. The new deal will also come with a mammoth release clause worth €1 billion.

Balde has already been registered as a first-team member and been given the No. 3 shirt by Barça. His new long-term contract renewal will also be made official in the near future.

Yamal’s new deal runs until 2026

As for Yamal, the 16-year-old wonderkid has been the breakout star of the season so far in 2023/24 and is soon establishing himself as an important part of Xavi’s setup.

Having turned 16 earlier this year, the La Masia wonderkid is eligible to sign his first professional contract and as per regulations for underage players, he can only sign a new three-year deal until 2026.

Like Balde, Yamal’s contract will also have a massive release clause worth €1 billion.

Two pillars of this Barcelona setup for the present and the future, the renewals of Balde and Yamal should be made official soon after the break.