สมัคร ufabet, a leading sports media outlet, reported that Marc Bernal, a rising star midfielder. Has agreed to extend his contract with the club despite being treated for a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL).
The 17-year-old will sign a long-term contract until 2026. With the option to extend it for another 3 years, or until 2029 when he turns 18, the age at which players can sign long-term contracts if they play in Spain. The promising midfielder
will receive a salary increase and certain conditions. That will be implemented once he has played 15 games for the first team. Not only that, but his release clause will also increase from the original 20 million euros. But it is not specified how much.
Bernal had been one of the standout performers during Barca’s first three games of the new campaign. Before the ACL injury effectively ended his season in the win at Rayo Vallecano last month.
The Spain youth international, who was playing at the base of the midfield. Will undergo surgery on the rupture this week
Despite that, sources told ESPN that Barça wanted to accelerate plans to improve Bernal’s contract and reinforce their commitment to him at a difficult moment in his young career.
Born in 2007, Bernal first joined Barça in 2014 and was part of the same youth team as Lamine Yamal and Pau Cubarsi, progressing through the academy before making his first team debut against Valencia in August.
“Barca” is trying to move forward with his contract extension urgently after losing Marc Guew to Chelsea for a fee of 6 million euros last summer.
Bernal was one of the rising stars who performed outstandingly in the first 3 games of the new season, but his ACL injury has already put him out of action for the season.