Injured Rafinha extends Barca deal to 2020
European champions Barcelona have offered
Brazilian midfielder Rafinha a contract
extension until 2020, the club revealed on
Monday.
The 22-year-old has been sidelined for
the past two months with cruciate
ligament damage in his right knee that is
expected to keep him out of action for
the majority of the season.
“FC Barcelona has reached an agreement
with Rafael Alcantara, ‘Rafinha’, for the
renewal of his contract until June 30,
2020,” Barca said in a statement.
“The new contract will have a release
clause of 75 million euros ($82.5 million,
£53.5 million) and the contract will be
signed shortly.”
Rafinha made 36 appearances in Barca’s
treble-winning campaign last season and
had been set for an even bigger role this
campaign until he was injured in a 1-1
draw away to Roma in the Champions
League in September.
His brother, Bayern Munich midfielder
Thiago Alcantara, suffered similar knee
problems last season before returning
late in the campaign to help the German
giants seal a third consecutive
Bundesliga title.
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