Fermín renews with Barça until 2029

In little more than one season, 2023-24 and the beginning of the current one, Fermín López has earned, based on good performances, the affection of Barça fans and also the trust of the club, so much so that the Andalusian, 21 years old, this Wednesday signed another renewal with the Blaugrana entity until June 30, 2029.

The youth squad’s agents arrived this morning at the Sant Joan Despí sports city to accompany the footballer at the moment of signing, which took place at the end of the Blaugrana team’s morning training session with the presence, among others, of president Joan Laporta. , the vice president Rafa Yuste, the director responsible for youth football, Joan Soler and the sports director, Deco.

The clause goes from 400 to 500 million

The extension of the bond, which also represents an increase in the clause from 400 to 500 million, is a reward for performance, since he still had three years left on his contract, after the renewal he signed in August 2023 until 2027. Now, Fermín extends his commitment to Barça for two more seasons, when he is fully mature at the age of 26.

The agreement is a salary and status adjustment for a player who in a few months has gone from being unknown to the general public, returning the previous year from his loan to Linares to initially play for the Barcelona reserve team, to becoming a midfielder with a great present and still a lot of potential.

The renewal is the triumph of Fermín’s perseverance. The one from El Campillo is all about dedication on the field, in addition to having a great scoring nose and determination to face any high-level match despite his little experience, as he demonstrated recently against Bayern Munich and in the classic against Real Madrid.

Despite his role as a substitute in most games, last season Fermín scored 11 goals in the almost 2,000 minutes he played as a Blaugrana. A good performance that allowed him to be called up for the Euro Cup that Spain won. With almost no participation in the continental tournament, the Huelva native finished showing himself to the world with a stellar performance at the Paris Olympic Games, where he was the best in the tournament and guided the Spanish team to gold, finishing off his performance with two goals in the final against France.

The agreement is a status adjustment for a player who has gone from being unknown to becoming a high-level midfielder.

This season, in which he has suffered two muscle injuries, the midfielder has had less prominence, although in recent games the Fermín that amazed everyone the previous season is already appearing. Now, however, his good performance in the elite no longer surprises anyone.