F.C Barcelona have announced that they have tied the trio of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Lionel-Messi-c22296, Carles Puyol and Hernandez Xavi to new deals following their excellent performances.
The Catalan club have announced that they have successfully negotiated terms with the three players and have reached an agreement with all three of them to extend their current deals at Camp Nou.
The Argentine forward is considered as the finest prospect that Barcelona possess, and in order to shrug off any sort of potential transfer speculation nearing the prolific attacker, the Catalans decided to further extend the contract of the 90 goals-a-year man.
Messi was already contracted to the Catalan giants till 2016 but Barcelona were desperate to increase the time period of the contract, following Messi’s incredible goal scoring return.
The forward has gone on to score an amazing 90 goals in this calendar year, breaking a handful of individual records on his way to the feat.
German legend, Gerd Muller, held the record for most goals in a single year and the number associated with the Bayern Munich attacker was 85. Messi has since gone on to break the prestigious record and has extended his personal tally for both, club and country to 90.
The new contract has seen him being tied to the Catalans till 2018.
Veteran defender http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604’s cause over the years, but following his increasing injury problems, many believed that Puyol might leave the Camp Nou outfit at the end of the season.
But according to the Blaugrana’s official statements, the central defender has also been given an extension to his contract giving him 3 additional seasons to prove himself.
Star midfielder Hernandez Xavi has also been reported as to having signed a deal that will keep him at the Catalan club until 2016.
The Spanish midfielder himself had revealed before that the negotiations had reached the final stages and just needed to be finalised.
Xavi has been a key player for Barcelona this season as well, and has scored 3 goals in 16 La Liga appearances for his club.
The Catalans will be extremely glad at securing the services of the three key figures for additional years as they look to exert their dominance in the world of football.
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