La Liga giants Barcelona locked their wonderkid Pedri to a long-term deal on Thursday. According to the club’s official announcement, the 18-year-old star is now under contract until the summer of 2026.
Barca also revealed that Pedri’s contract has a $1.57 billion release clause. This was a substantial increase compared to his past deal, where the release clause was around $463 million.
Pedri arrived at Barca in the summer of 2020 from Las Palmas and immediately became a key player for the La Liga side despite his young age (he turns 19 in November). In his first season at Camp Nou, the teenager played 56 games in all competitions while contributing with four goals and six assists.
His stellar performances for the Catalan club also earned Pedri a call-up to the Spain men’s national team. He made his senior debut in March 2021 and has been a mainstay for La Furia since then. This included playing in all six of the country’s matches at EURO 2020, where he was awarded the Young Player of the Tournament award and named into the Team of the Tournament.
After locking Pedri to a new deal, Barcelona is now expected to do the same with the rest of their young and talented core that includes Ansu Fati and Gavi.
