Barcelona striker Luis Suarez is set to sign a new deal until 2022, BBC reports.
The former Liverpool player, 29, has won
two La Liga titles and the Champions League since moving to the Nou
Camp in July 2014 in a £75m deal.
“It’s done, just a few small details
need to be sorted and we’ll announce it in the next few days or weeks,”
said Barcapresident Josep Maria Bartomeu.
“We want Luis Suarez to stay at the club for many more years. For us, he is an important character.”
Uruguay international Suarez won last
season’s European Golden Shoe – awarded to Europe’s top scorer in
domestic football – after netting 40 league goals.
He and fellow forwards Lionel Messi and
Neymar scored a combined 131 goals in all competitions as Barca won La
Liga and the Copa del Rey.
Bartomeu, speaking to Uruguayan radio
station Cadena Celeste, added, “It will be a great Christmas present,
not necessarily for Luis as he already knows he’s going to continue
here, but for football fans.
“He forms part of this spectacular trident we have, which helps the entire team function.”
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