Barcelona completes contract extension with Spanish international attacking midfielder wonderkid Fermín López..

2026-01-31 07:38

Barcelona announced on their official website on Friday that they have extended the contract of its Spanish international attacking midfielder wonderkid Fermín López.

According to the Barça official statement, Fermín has signed on a new long-term five-and-a-half-year deal which runs until the summer of 2031. His release clause has been increased to €5 billion, in accordance with La Liga's official regulations.

About Fermín López

The 22-year-old Fermín was born on May 11, 2003, in El Campillo, Huelva, Spain. He is 1.75 meters tall and primarily plays as an attacking midfielder, but can also play as a left winger.

Fermín played in the youth academies of Real Recreativo Huelva and Real Betis during his childhood. In 2016, he joined Barcelona's renowned La Masia youth academy. In the summer of 2022, he was promoted to the B team and immediately loaned-out to non-league club Linares.

After returned to the club following the end of his loan spell, Fermín completed his Barcelona first-team debut the following August in a match against Villarreal.

Since his debut, Fermín has so far made 114 appearances for Barça in all competitions, scoring 29 goals and providing 22 assists, winning the Spanish Supercopa de España twice, the La Liga once, and the Copa del Rey once.

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