Anwar Ibrahim (Cairo)
Renewing the contract of the young Spanish centre-back, Pau Cobarci (17 years old), represents a first priority for the Barcelona Board of Directors, headed by Joan Laporta, his deputy Rafa Yuste, and sporting director Deco, because they are fully aware that the future of Barcelona’s sporting project must be based on The presence of the “young star” alongside the rest of the La Masia Academy graduates, led by Lamine Yamal, Fermin Lopez, and Gabi, who is currently injured.
The newspaper “AS” revealed that the amazing progress and exceptional development of Kobarci prompted the administration to seriously consider renewing his contract as soon as possible.
Barcelona's proposal is for a long-term contract extending to 5 years, starting next January 22, when he turns eighteen years old, as the law prohibits concluding a long-term contract for any player under the age of 18.
The newspaper said that the “Barca” administration proposed offering a “graded” salary to Cobarci, starting next winter, with four million euros, then rising annually until it reaches 12 million euros in the 2028-2029 season.
Kuparsi joined the first team last winter, and was preceded by Lamine Yamal and Fermin Lopez last summer.
Koparsi enjoys the trust of the club management and technical director Xavi, who was the first to discover this “trio” and promote it to the first team.
Since Xavi changed his mind and decided to continue with the team until the end of his contract in the “summer of 2025”, after previously announcing his departure at the end of the season, he agreed with Laporta, Yossi and Deco to continue this group of young players and consider them the “nucleus” of the club’s future sports project.
Laporta expressed his happiness with Xavi’s retracting of his decision, and took the opportunity to talk to him, and learned from him the extent of his confidence and ambition in achieving a “qualitative leap” for the team until the end of his contract. Laporta also stated that no member of the board of directors expressed his dissatisfaction, objection, or rejection of this decision, which is aimed at… In the interests of club stability.
Kobarci, born on January 22, 2007, began his career in Barcelona’s “reserve” known as “Barcelona Athletic” 2023, and was promoted this season to the first team.
He played for the U-16 and U-17 youth teams, and was called up by Luis de Lafuente, the coach of the first team, for the first time in March 2024.
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