Promote large-scale renewal plans, each team: Deco has renewed 19 players since he became Barcelona director

According to the Daily Sports Daily, since he was appointed as Barcelona's sports director on August 16, 2023, Deco has been making it clear that he wants to lay the foundation for the team's future. He has successfully renewed his contract with key players and future stars in less than two years.

This summer, Deco's large-scale renewal plan is about to reach its climax, and the renewal of De Jong, Conde and Eric Garcia is in progress. Among them, De Jong will renew his contract until 2028, while Conde and Garcia will renew their contract until 2030.

Deco attaches great importance to players' contract renewal, although not all players can fulfill their contracts (such as Lenglet), however, he insists that ensuring players' long-term stay is the primary goal. Therefore, he disapproves of the inclusion of clauses in the contract that favors players' free departure, like Dembele does.

Just nine days after Deco took office, on August 25, 2023, Barcelona officially announced the renewal of the contract with Ter Stegen until 2028. The German goalkeeper agreed to postpone the payment of some of the salary to help Inaghi Peña complete the registration. Now the Barcelona captain has lost his position and is negotiating with the club over injury time and registration of Joan Garcia.

It is reported that the contract renewal work of Pedri, Rafinia, Araujo, as well as youth training players Mark Bernal, Casador, Valde, Garvey, Fermin and others is also in progress in an orderly manner. The most eye-catching thing is Yamal's contract renewal until 2031, with a termination fee of up to one billion euros. In addition, Araujo will also renew his contract this year, and he is currently one of the longest players in Barcelona.

These renewals not only ensure that the team has a stable roster in the next few years, but also pave the way for three new contracts to be completed (De Jong, Conde and Garcia). Meanwhile, veterans like Lewandowski and Inigor Martinez have also been renewed, playing a crucial role in the young locker room.

In addition to dealing with the renewal of first-team members, Deco is also focusing on potential stocks in Team B and youth teams, such as the renewal of the cousins Tony and Guillermo Fernandez last year.

In addition, in terms of the coaching team, the sports department under Deco also needs to deal with the renewal of the head coach and his assistant. After Frick led the team to win the domestic triple-winning championship in his first season, Deco and Laporta quickly reached a contract renewal agreement with him until 2027.