Gavi signs contract extension with Barcelona till 2030
Published on Jan 31, 2025
By IANS

- BARCELONA — FC
Barcelona and Pablo Paez Gavira, "Gavi", have reached an agreement
regarding a new contract, and he is set to remain at the Club until June 2030.
The Blaugrana midfielder signed his new contract on Friday alongside club
president Joan Laporta, first vice-president Rafa Yuste, and the Club's
director of football, Anderson Luis de Souza “Deco”. His release clause is
reportedly set at one billion Euros.
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- It was a decade ago in 2015 when he left Real Betis to join
La Masia, and he has grown as a footballer. His debut with the first team came
on August 29, 2021, not long after he had turned 17.
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- Gavi has character and drive in abundance, which he combines
with great technique, defensive awareness, and goalscoring ability, with his
nine goals to date a testament to just that. It's not all been plain sailing
though, as he had to spend almost an entire year on the sidelines due to a
complete tear of the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee and an
associated injury to the lateral meniscus.
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- His return from injury was yet another example of his
ability to overcome adversity. He was back out on the pitch in October 2024 and
has worked his way back to his best ever since, culminating in a key
performance when winning the Spanish Super Cup.
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- Gavi’s contract extension was announced a day after his
partner in crime, talented midfielder Pedri’s five-year contract extension was
announced on Thursday. The club is looking to keep their valuable player’s
futures committed to the Catalan side after having announced the extension of
central defender Ronald Araujo’s contract earlier in the week.
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- Barcelona gained a direct place in the last 16 of the UEFA
Champions League thanks to their second-place finish in the group stage. In the
draw, that took place on Friday, the Blaugranes saw AS Monaco paired up with
Benfica and PSG drawn against fellow French club Stade Brestois. Hansi Flick's
team will play one of the two victors in those playoff round ties in the next
phase of the competition.