Official: Barcelona and Bernard renew their contract until 2029

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Barcelona issued an official announcement, announcing the renewal of the contract with the 18-year-old Spanish midfielder Bernard until 2029.

Barcelona wrote in its official announcement, "The Barcelona Football Club reached an agreement with Mark Bernard, and his contract was renewed until June 2029. The contract signing ceremony was held in the club's office this morning, with club chairman Laporta, first vice chairman Euste and football director Deco attending."

Bernard came from Lamacia's youth training and played as a midfielder. In 2023, Bernard joined Barcelona's second team and played 31 games for Barcelona's second team in the 2023-24 season, contributing 2 goals and 5 assists. He was promoted to the first team last summer and immediately performed well.

Bernal, who is now 1.91 meters tall, has outstanding skills and good defensive skills. Last season should have been the season when he gained a foothold in the first team of Barcelona. However, he suffered a serious cruciate ligament injury shortly after the start of the season and had to have a long quit. He has recovered from injury this season, playing 2 games for Barcelona and contributing 1 assist.

After Bernard was seriously injured last season, Barcelona attached great importance to the players, renewed his contract until 2026 while he was recuperating, and added the terms of renewal to 2029 to the contract. Barcelona activates this renewal clause for this contract renewal. It is reported that after Bernard's contract renewal, the contract termination fee reached 1 billion euros.

Bernal has been on the bench twice this season. Daily Sports said that considering the player's age and previous cruciate ligament injuries, coach Flick does not want to increase his game load immediately, but hopes to gradually increase his playing time. Considering Bernard's technical characteristics and figure, he will play an important role in the defensive end and offensive organization in the future.

Text/Yanshan