FC Barcelona set to renew contract with Ez Abde
The signing of the new contract was scheduled for last Friday but was postponed due to scheduling issues
Barça will be renewing Ez Abde's contract, which expired on June 30, 2024. The signing of the new contract was scheduled for last Friday, but was postponed due to scheduling issues and will take place at a later date.
Abde arrived at Barça last summer from Hercules, with the Spanish club paying them his termination clause, which was two million euros. Initially, the plan was to play him in the reserve team, but due to injuries to the first eleven, he had gotten the opportunity to play as a starter. He had been an important part of the team in that phase of the season, playing ten games and scoring a goal, before returning on the orders of Sergi Barjuán in the final part of the course. His good performance has provoked the interest of several teams, and Barça too want to reward the player, who has been under the umbrella of Jorge Mendes.
He has decided to stay on and sign a new contract, taking advantage of the option he had to extend it until 2026. The renewal of Abde, who is currently in the United States doing the pre-season tour with the first team, does not mean that he will stay with Barça this season. Xavi is very satisfied with his performance, but the renewal of Dembélé and the arrival of Raphinha leave the Moroccan with little chance of getting game time in a forward line that is stacked with many stars, all with a lot of potentials.
Abde will most likely leave in the coming weeks and his destination could be Julen Lopetegui's Sevilla. The Moroccan likes the coach and also Monchi, and could enter into the deal as a trade to help close the signing of Jules Koundé to Barça. It would be a definite way to cheapen the transfer for Koundé.
