Barça intends to protect Kubarsi with a galactic contract
Barely a year has passed since Barcelona last extended Pau Kubarsi, but his rapid progress has brought the club back to the negotiating table with the player’s agents to protect a player who is already a fundamental pillar of Barca’s project facing next player. decade. A youth A player at the age of 16, Kubarsi signed a contract extension last summer until 2026 (maximum three years for a minor) for just €15 million. However, His impressive progression into the first team alongside Xavi has cemented his status as one of Europe’s most promising centre-backs and Barca are forced to protect him with a new professional contract that will give him star status..
As the AC learned, Barca’s proposal is to offer Kubarsi, once he reaches adulthood on January 22, 2025, a long-term contract for five seasons with a progressive salary.: Next year he will earn 4 million, and this amount will increase season after season until it reaches 12 in the 2028/29 season.
Regarding the termination clause, It was initially stipulated that it would increase from 10 to 1 billion euros, but this amount could fluctuate and was never less than 500 million.an equally symbolic figure who would leave the player on good terms in case other clubs were interested in Estanyol’s young centre-back.
Renewing Kubarsi is a priority for Joan Laporta’s reign. Both the president and Deco know that the club’s future must be built on its young central defender, along with Lamine, Pedri and Gavi (if injuries allow it).. Xavi, having seen him at the Under-17 World Cup last November, had no hesitation in finding a place for him in the first team and in just a few months he had become an undisputed central defender alongside Araujo. Since his League debut on 21 January, Kubarsi went on to start the next 15 games, was named MVP in his first Champions League game against Naples, and received an offer from Luis de la Fuente to join the team. The national team for which he made his debut in March against Colombia and with which he is likely to take part in the next EuroCup in Germany in 2024.
Moreover, his market value jumped from 500,000 euros to 25 million in six months. This is reported by the specialized website Transfermarkt. In this memo, protecting the Kubars before receiving offers from foreign clubs, such as the one Lamine received from PSG, was an absolute priority. Now the player has to accept this galactic update.
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