BARCELONA, 14 Sep. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Spanish midfielder Pablo Páez Gavira, ‘Gavi’, will continue at FC Barcelona for the next four seasons after signing his renewal until June 30, 2026, with a termination clause of 1,000 million euros, according to what the Barça team reported on Wednesday it’s a statement.
Gavi, at 18, has become a fundamental piece in Xavi Hernández’s scheme. The young player played for the first time in the first team in August 2021 against Getafe, when he became the fourth youngest debutant in Barça history, at 17 years and 24 days.
The renewal of the new contract will be held this Thursday, September 15 at 6:00 p.m., in an open ceremony at the Spotify Camp Nou. Barcelona fans can buy free tickets, with a maximum of six locations per person.
Born on August 5, 2004 in Los Palacios (Seville), Gavi came to FC Barcelona in 2015 in the Alevín category from the Real Betis youth academy. From that moment on, the Andalusian midfielder enhanced all of his skills at La Masia. Thus, he was burning through all the stages of ‘culé’ training football until he reached the top of the club at the hands of Ronald Koeman.
With these credentials, his impact on the first-team squad gradually increased. Become a key piece for the midfield, the midfielder has already played 54 games, in which he has scored two goals and provided six assists. A meteoric progress that has led her to wear the jersey of the Spanish soccer team 10 times, in addition to becoming the youngest soccer player in history to debut with Spain, at 17 years and 62 days.